Photo Index - Yates-American Machine Co., Inc. - model M-110

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Yates-American Machine Co., Inc.
Beloit, WI; Roscoe, IL; Liberty, NC

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	20"
Submitted By:	Doug Westlind

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	model M-110
Date of Manufacturer:	1942-43
Serial Number:	B-18914 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	7/8/2006 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

This machine showed up on ebay listed as a "Vates bandsaw model M110 American" I have never heard of this model before but from the one picture of the back I recognized the frame as that of the Y-20. The auction had a buy-it now price of $350 and it was in LA so shipping would not be too bad ($320 for 1150 pounds) so I bought it. I really was not sure of what I bought except that it looked like a good solid YA 20" direct drive saw. I figured I couldn't go to far wrong.

The saw has a 3 phase 220/440 volt direct drive 1.5 hp 730 rpm motor, the tilting table table is 26" by 26", both wheels are machined cast iron, the bottom wheel is solid and the top wheel has 5 large diameter holes to lighten the weight. It is a very heavy well built machine for its size.

This saw has a Defense Plant Corporation inventory number. A little Googling found that in 1940 president Roosevelt wanted to expand the U.S. ability to produce aircraft from the current 2000/year to over 4,000/month. The DPC was established to use government funds to construct new plants to be leased to and operated by private industry, mostly to build aircraft for the war effort.

In almost all respects this saw is the same as the Y-20. It has the solid steel wheel covers like the later Y series saws. the main differences I've found are in the finish. This model has had no effort made to smooth out the castings with filler as in the other Yates machines I've seen. The table top has marks on it from a Blanchard grinder, not the smooth marks from a planer like on the other Yates tables. I think this is the so called "war finish". I wonder if Yates badged the war finish models with the model M-110 as that appears to be the only difference between this model and the Y-20.

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