Photo Index - Northfield Foundry & Machine Co. - Model 36 BS

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Northfield Foundry & Machine Co.
Northfield, MN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	36 inch
Submitted By:	Aaron Hall

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 36 BS
Date of Manufacturer:	1979
Serial Number:
Last Updated	1/27/2006 10:46:30 AM

Comments:

I purchased this machine from the government liquidation online auction. It was surplused from Malmstrom, AFB in Great Falls, Montata. Ended up driving almost 3000 miles round trip in December to get it from Great Falls, to my home. Machine weighs aproximately 3000lbs and is about 1/2 inch shorter than the ceiling in my garage. It was rusty but otherwise completely intact when I got it. Even the original carter guides were there. Machine has the original Northifield fence and miter gage. It also has Carter wheels with the lock on tires. Navel Jelly, scotch brite pads, and a lot of elbow grease removed the rust in a few days. Nice machine. I don't think Northfield ever made anything small...

After talking to Northfield I have learned a few things about this machine. It has a 900 rpm motor which translates to 8500 blade feet per minute, pretty fast. Northfield says that these motors were put on their bandsaws for production applications (fast sawing). It will certainly do that. They also told me that if I run large resaw blades that I may find that I want to slow the machine down because the blade will overheat in thick stock. So far I haven't had that problem, however the thickest thing that I have tried to resaw was a 9" peach log and I used a 1" wide 10/12 variable pitch blade. I had no problem with blade heating, however I haven't yet tried to resaw something 14-16" thick. Machine runs surprisingly quietly.

Photo 1:

Comments: Back of Bandsaw
Source: Taken in my garage

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Comments: Front of Saw with guards open. Carter wheels can be seen
Source: Taken in my garage

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Photo 3:

Comments: Detail of Upper side of saw
Source: taken in my garage

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