Photo Index - Napier Saw Works; Metal Saw & Machine Co. - Horizontal band saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Napier Saw Works; Metal Saw & Machine Co.
Rochester, NY; Springfield, MA; Middletown, NY

True Manufacturer:
Napier Saw Works; Metal Saw & Machine Co., Rochester, NY; Springfield, MA; Middletown, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
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Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Horizontal band saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1920?
Serial Number:	824
Last Updated	10/24/2019 11:48:19 AM

Comments:

These photos are reproduced from a Practical Machinist forum post with permission of the original poster, Miles Naegle:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-and-history/old-horizontal-band-saws-364898/

Miles purchased this bandsaw in June 2019, from a machine shop being cleared out in North Houston. Miles reports that this example is less complete than the other one shown in our Photo Index: "jury-rigged motor drive, missing oil pump, missing front door, and missing parts from some sort of ratchet mechanism. It looks like they were using the weight of the arm balanced by big spring to slow the cut."

Photo 1:

Comments: Machine moved to its new home
Source: Miles Naegle

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Photo 2:

Comments: As found.
Source: Miles Naegle

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Photo 3:

Comments: Loaded. Not quite heavy enough to bottom out the springs of a Chevy 2500HD.
Source: Miles Naegle

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Photo 4:

Comments: Rear three-quarters view
Source: Miles Naegle

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Photo 5:

Comments: Rear from the other side.
Source: Miles Naegle

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