Photo Index - John A. White Co. - Babbitt bearing 36" bandsaw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
John A. White Co.
Concord, NH; Dover, NH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	36"
Submitted By:	Walter Erskine

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Babbitt bearing 36" bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	Between 1870 and 1911
Serial Number:	None
Last Updated	12/12/2018 5:40:40 PM

Comments:

Found by a woodworking buddy in a chicken coop in central Wisconsin around thirty years ago. He called me and, said, "Walter you need a new bandsaw." Price 4 or 5 hundred dolla. Drove the 100 miles and brought it home (farther north in Wisconsin). Used it for 10 or so years and stored it when I moved to AK in 1990. Had it (and about 5 or 6 tons of other cast iron) shipped up here in 1996. Stored it. Finally did some work on it in 2017 and '18. (Clean, remove rust, dis-assemble, remove paint, prime, paint, re-assemble, make guard, mount on timbers w/ casters, hook up electricity, test, smile!) Hums like a champ. J.A.White was in business between 1870 and 1911. So it's even older than I am.

Photo 1:

Comments: J A White 36" saw w/ new guards. Wheels rebuilt and still need balancing.
Source: Walter Hunter Erskine

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Comments: Cramped into corner of shop behind boat project
Source: Self

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Comments: Drive belt. Had to replace missing oil cup cover w/ wood block.
Source: Self

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Comments: Dealer badge. Cast brass w/ raised letters.
Source: Self

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