Photo Index - Oliver Machinery Co. - 194-L w/tilt table & chip blower

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Mortising Machine
Machine Size:	restored
Submitted By:	Cliff Sommers

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	194-L w/tilt table & chip blower
Date of Manufacturer:	Winter '59 - '60
Serial Number:	92277
Last Updated	8/7/2007 10:15:27 PM

Comments:

Here is the machine after restoration. A complete takedown and refinish required about two weeks labor. Even though thoroughly rusted it proved to be all just surface rust; no pitting. I also salvaged and reused all of the original hardware. I replaced the original 115v chip blower motor and step-down transformer with a new 230v motor thus eliminating the transformer (which I will use on my grinder to power the work lamp). This mortiser has a couple features not available on the earlier Model 194-D. One is a two hp motor with mechanical brake; the other is that the fence on the main table is bored and tapped in several locations for relocating hold downs to suit the work. There are numerous small changes between these models rendering many parts non-interchangeable.

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Photo 1:

Comments: right oblique view
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Comments: left oblique view
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Photo 3:

Comments: Updated style Oliver label
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