Photo Index - Louisville Electric Mfg. Co. - Pioneer 5X5

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Louisville Electric Mfg. Co.
Louisville, KY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Hacksaw, Power
Machine Size:	5X5
Submitted By:	Jim Johnson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Pioneer 5X5
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:	27087
Last Updated	5/27/2018 9:44:20 AM

Comments:

I am posting this for a friend of mine. When I was visiting this week, he asked if I wanted to look at an old power hacksaw that he had been given. Well of course... For a 'bench-top' saw, this saw is incredibly heavy - estimated 80 pounds - all cast iron base, cast-iron gearbox and integrated single-phase motor.

It is a 5X5 saw, and apparently a reciprocating action - I have never seen another saw like it.

The intended use is to cut ingots of metal for art forging - should do that well!

Update: 5-27-2018 - The saw was posted for a friend, who has since died. He was able to cast parts for the reciprocating mechanism, and apparently had it running, but I did not get to see it before he died. The saw went to someone else, so I have no further information on it.

Photo 1:

Comments: backside of saw
Source: J.C.

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Comments: front of saw
Source: J.C.

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Comments: Badge
Source: J.C.

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