Photo Index - W. A. Heath Machine Co., Inc. - 16 inch

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Manufactured/Badged by:
W. A. Heath Machine Co., Inc.
Binghampton, NY; Lestershire, NY; Montrose, PA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	16 inch
Submitted By:	John Orvis

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	16 inch
Date of Manufacturer:	1930?
Serial Number:	5214
Last Updated	5/18/2006 3:31:12 PM

Comments:

Entered for Fred Buls who says:I bought this machine at a big church yard sale in Athens GA. The wheels are 16" in diameter, the lower one of which was sitting loose when I bought it. The guy that sold it to me said that it had been in a machine shop in Athens, and that it had been run by an overhead shaft and belt. The "Lower Frame" picture shows the part of the frame where the driveshaft would have mounted. There are four boltholes there, and I've mounted some 2x12 and 2x4 pieces to serve as a mount for the bearings, shaft, and motor, which are new.
I forgot to photograph the upper blade guide, but you can see it in several pictures.
http://www.gpc.edu/~fbuls/other/other/bandsaw/bandsaw.html

The thrust bearing for the upper guide is not on it, but I have it. I also have the screws that hold the guide blocks. I've never used the upper guide, but I'll probably just make some blocks out of wood. It cuts pretty straight without the upper guide.
The company label is in front of the place where I've located the motor. In my first communication with you, you mentioned that a tacked on label probably means that it was manufactured by another company.
The doors strike me as not original. What do you think? I think they're aluminum. The wheels are about an inch wide, and I put masking tape on as a tire, narrow strips first, then widening progressively so that it has a rounded tire shape.
This sucker runs fine. I've mostly used it to cut apart wooden pallets for firewood, and it hacks them up with no problem. But I've also used it to do some regular bandsawing, and it cuts straight enough for me, even without the bladeguides working properly. I have a 3/4" blade on it. I haven't weighed it, but the casting is thick and it's HEAVY.

Photo 1:

Comments: Side Open
Source: Fred Buls

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Photo 2:

Comments: Drive Side
Source: Fred Buls

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Comments: Label
Source: Fred Buls

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