Photo Index - Boice-Crane Co. - 2100?

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Boice-Crane Co.
Toledo, OH, then Gothenburg, NE, Chula Vista, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:	1/2" x 3/4" reversible spindle
Submitted By:	John Hartranft

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	2100?
Date of Manufacturer:	unknown
Serial Number:	no tag
Last Updated	12/30/2006 11:29:42 PM

Comments:

Suspect it came from a tech school in Niles, MI, sat unused for maybe 20 years in a friend's basement. No fence or miter, but 6 pairs and 51 single loose knives + about 8 three knife bits. Original paint and decal, missing most of the chrome trim. Table rusty but restored well, the CI good. The wing CI was not as good, pin head bubbles and one small patch of rough, poorly filled casting.

The fence that came (from another source) matches what I've seen on other BC shapers, but not the manuals, so I have my doubts. The slots didn't match up to one of the tapped holes in the table, either. But it's a reasonably good design (though a little small for this machine). A mystery.

John in Flint, not done with it yet

Photo 1:

Comments: unrestored shaper
Source: John in Flint

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Photo 2:

Comments: restored fence
Source: John in Flint

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Photo 3:

Comments: Boice Crane logo
Source: .jpg plot file from CAD drawing, Version 1 x John

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