Photo Index - Boice-Crane Co. - 3406

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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:	Jointer
Machine Size:	8" long bed
Submitted By:	Timothy Juvenal

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	3406
Date of Manufacturer:	1950s
Serial Number:	166
Last Updated	7/23/2008 9:51:30 AM

Comments:

This jointer is constructed almost entirely of plate steel, with just a few cast iron parts. The bed structure was patented in 1953, and the application states the construction provides for a rigid long bed with less weight and cost than a cast bed. The design works fine, though the ways are a bit small.
This model has a 3-1/4" dia. four knife cutterhead and a direct drive Peerless 1-1/2 HP 3 phase dual voltage motor. The motor shaft and cutterhead are machined from one piece of steel - there is no coupling - the armature is keyed to the shaft. There are only two bearings in the whole assembly; one at the front of the cutterhead, and one at the front of the motor. The cutterhead has adjustment screws that make setting the four knives very quick and simple. It works fine and makes a clean smooth cut.

Photo 1:

Comments: 48" scale on jointer bed
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Comments: two bearing direct drive
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Comments: some tags
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