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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	16"
Submitted By:	Richard O'Connor

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	wood cutting bandsaw
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Last Updated	9/7/2006 6:02:31 AM

Comments:

Brought this home from NJ. Casings in great shape, table has a few scratches but nothing that can't be dealt with. Several interesting tidbits: seller stated it was operating, but we couldn't try it out since owner's wife had cut power to the garage in a pre-divorce tactical maneuver. Tension in the air on pickup day was palpable & I was kind of glad to be on the road again. Motor was thought (by owner) to be original, but turned out to be 1 hp, single ph, Brown-Brockmeyer RM (repulsion motor) - nice older model, but with a clanking when plugged in, even after removal of the mouse house. After some consultation with Mr. LenziPotter, I am going to have a shop look at it. The owner has a flimsy tail on it that got nice and hot from the 16 amp draw - probably good thing we didn't give it a good run in his (or his wife's) garage. Finally, as I was checking the condition of the tires, imagine my surprise to find there were none. Perhaps this was common for metal-cutting saws - chunks of scrap in the base suggest that's what it was used for in a previous life. Owner said blade tracked just fine.

Overall, the saw is a beauty. Since I am a one-man shop, I removed the saw from its base for transport, and for unloading, also took off the tail assembly. So, with disassembly already underway, this project has leap-frogged to the head of the class. The cast iron base, frame, wheel covers and table&support are all very stout, giving this saw a nice feel. Can't wait to get it painted, back together, and in use.

Update: Complete disassembly, new bearings, sanding rough spots, electrolysis on base (which was in really bad shape), hours of wire-wheeling knobs, posts, etc., repainting with Sherwin Williams "Gray's Harbor." Memorial day, 2006: finished rewiring, attaching mag starter and new Baldor 1.5 hp motor today and fired it up. Saw runs great and blade tracks dead on after my first serious tire crowning job (some would likely flinch at the methodology!). A very satisfying project.

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Comments: Walker-Turner 16in bandsaw
Source: auction photo

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Source: non-ferrous camera

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Comments: together again - with fence and miter guage
Source: non-ferrous camera

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