Photo Index - J. A. Fay & Egan Co. - No. 42 Core Box Machine

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. A. Fay & Egan Co.
Cincinnati, OH.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	NA
Submitted By:	A F

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No. 42 Core Box Machine
Date of Manufacturer:	1921?
Serial Number:
Last Updated	2/26/2007 7:35:20 AM

Comments:

I purchased this machine at a pattern makers shop near Chambersburg, PA. It had last been used to make redwood gutters. It is powered by a 3 HP single phase motor. I think this is a replacement motor as the catalog shows the machine with 5 HP. The motor was mounted to a block of wood under the machine and powered the shaft using a leather belt. The table is 36" x 65". The table is carried on sliding pivots on one end, and half round iron ways on the other. Each end of the table can be lifted independently using one of the hand wheels. This allows the pulley end of the table to be lifted enough to have the workpiece clear pulley and shaft. It also allows you to raise or lower the cutter end of the table to adjust for the head/tool size. The table also has two sliding plates that open & close depending on the cutter size. I was lucky enough to find some some of the original tooling and a number of heads. A few of the larger cutters are 8" long and have hollow half round knives. Inserted in the large head, these cutters would provide a cutting radius of 20". I have run the machine a few times, and it works pretty well. Although, I have not ever attempted to run the larger cutters. I've uploaded a few pictures here, you can go to the link below to see the rest of them.

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Comments: Front view of the machine with the table fully lowered exposing the pulley, shaft, and cutterhead.
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Comments: Side View with the table lifted and tilted to allow workpiece to pass over the pulley
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Comments: Top view with a selection of the cutter heads and tooling
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