Photo Index - Davis & Wells - 6” Long Bed

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Davis & Wells
Los Angeles, CA; Lynwood, CA

True Manufacturer:
Davis & Wells, Los Angeles, CA; Lynwood, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	6”
Submitted By:	Brad Schoen

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	6” Long Bed
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:	693
Last Updated	5/10/2026 2:23:25 PM

Comments:

Bought from a gentleman in Topeka, KS from a FB Marketplace Ad. He got it Texas from a Dentist who retired and moved to Texas from California. As Davis & Wells was an LA based firm, that fits. I paid $100 for it and restored it. It sits on a 1920s JD Wallace Bandsaw base that I had sitting around the shop. It is quite the smooth running machine and works well. While simple, the fence does everything more complicated fences can do. In fact, that pretty much defines the machine - simple. Serial number is 693 - no idea what that means for year of production, but I’d think that whatever it is, it must be early in Davis & Wells’ manufacturing life.

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Comments: Note the JD Wallace bandsaw base. I think it looks good w the jointer.
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Comments: Good overall pic of the machine.
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Comments: Had a cool old AB switch for it. Had to order different heaters.
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Comments: I made a “floating” motor mount with a spring loaded tensioner to take some of the slack out of the belt when running.
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Comments: Serbian number 693.
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Comments: As found.
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