Photo Index - Sidney Tool Co. - 32" Famous band saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sidney Tool Co.
Sidney, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	32"
Submitted By:	Stuart Kern

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	32" Famous band saw
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown; guessing pre-1930.
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Last Updated	12/2/2008 9:50:03 AM

Comments:

Bought in 2003 from millworks that was retooling. Has babbitt bearings, and the bottom axle is long enough to have once had a flat pulley instead of the current two-belt pulley. Painted badge reads "Famous." Also has screwed-on badge from the Hermance Machine Company, Williamsport, PA, but I'm guessing that Hermance sold the machine as a dealer in used machinery, not as the manufacturer. The first two pictures are before I dragged it home. The other two pictures show it in my shop in December, 2008. The picture from the left side shows the brush I added and the UHMW blade guides that replaced the identical wooden blade guides. I also clamped a 2.5" dust port around the blade and hook my shop vac up when I'm cutting. I'm still working on guards for the wheels. It's powered by a 1.5 hp motor that once powered a church organ.

Photo 1:

Comments: Side view of saw
Source: Stuart Kern

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Photo 2:

Comments: Famous brand decal
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Photo 3:

Comments: 2008 - set up. 1.5 hp motor.
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Comments: left side.
Source: Stuart Kern

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