Photo Index - Moak Machine & Foundry Co. - 26" Bandsaw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Moak Machine & Foundry Co.
Kimball, MI; Port Huron, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	26"/3HP
Submitted By:	Stephen Angeloff

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	26" Bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	unknown
Serial Number:	8240
Last Updated	5/25/2009 6:47:07 PM

Comments:

Bought this machine recently from a small building about 20 miles from the old Moak plant. The saw had been sitting for many years and needed quite a bit of work to make it presentable and functional. Removed layers of paint including some awful slopped-on white house paint. Cleaned and re-filled the extremely rough castings (some of the worst I have seen, as bad as or worse than Powermatic) and applied a coat of automotive primer and enamel. I wanted a gray that had a bit of green but I ended up with a green that has a bit of gray. Looks OK to me, though. The machine has a 3HP, 900 RPM Lima motor that should have plenty of power, even with phase converter losses. I will likely replace the original Carter guides with a set of full ball-bearing guides eventually. I cleaned and lacquered the cast and turned aluminum wheels, and now I have a slight vibration. Time to balance the wheels! All in all, a decent machine.

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Comments: front view
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Comments: badge
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Comments: aluminum wheels
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Comments: rear view, showing the arm atop the frame which is the endpoint fo rthe brake cable that snakes all around the machine. This saw has two wheel brakes.
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Comments: Lima 3HP 900 RPM motor.
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