Photo Index - Consolidated Machinery & Supply Co., Ltd. - early w/ infeed-mounted fence

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Consolidated Machinery & Supply Co., Ltd.
Los Angeles, CA

True Manufacturer:
Davis & Wells, Los Angeles, CA; Lynwood, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	6"
Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	early w/ infeed-mounted fence
Date of Manufacturer:	1930s?
Serial Number:	772
Last Updated	12/14/2016 5:42:22 PM

Comments:

This machine was advertised on Craigslist in Salem, Oregon. I at first mistook it for a variation on the Bend Iron Works jointer which also doesn't typically (well ever) feature a fence of this sort. The Consolidated Machinery badge, as well as the location and font of the serial number, clinched it as a Davis and Wells. The two unfortunate issues this machine evidences are the broken off/missing end of the outfeed table that extends back around the cutterhead and the excessively large cutout in the fence in proximity to the cutterhead. Otherwise it appears to be in good shape. I cleaned the bearings which were as gummed up as any I've encountered and reassembled the cutterhead.

Photo 1:

Comments: infeed end showing the unusual-for-Davis-and-Wells fence design
Source: own photo

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Photo 2:

Comments: whole machine on shopmade welded stand
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Photo 3:

Comments: Consolidated badge on top of fence
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Comments: serial # front right corner of infeed table
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Comments: cutterhead design
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Comments: cutterhead pulled apart
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