Photo Index - Fisher & Davis Co. - edger/gang rip saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Fisher & Davis Co.
St. Louis, MO

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Rip Saw
Machine Size:	24" width, 18ft length
Submitted By:	Eric LaVelle

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	edger/gang rip saw
Date of Manufacturer:	ca. 1930's
Serial Number:
Last Updated	5/23/2005 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

I got this machine free from a sawmill that was cleaning up and scrapping all the junk in their back lot. When I found it, it was lying on it's side, with all the small parts buried in the dirt underneath it. It looks to have been outside for many years, and will require extensive work to make it useable again (tops the list for the sorriest pile of rust I ever dragged home). Lumber up to 24" width can be ripped in this machine. The total length with the infeed and outfeed tables is 18ft, approximate weight is 1500lbs. The frame is heavy angle iron, the cutter shaft is ball bearing, and the feed rolls are babbitt.

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Comments: Blade section
Source: Kirk Poore

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Comments: Pulleys
Source: Kirk Poore

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