Machine Serial Number Registry
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Serial Number: |
44619 |
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Machine Type: |
Universal Wood-Worker |
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Machine Description: |
Universal Woodworker |
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Owner: |
Paso Robles Pioneer Museum
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Notes: |
The serial number was found on the front right of the rip saw table, the edge that the saw fence attaches to. The machine currently consists of a 26" band saw, a 14" table saw with a shaper built into the left rear of the table as you face the front of the machine, and a boring/disk sanding arbor and sliding table on the right side of the table saw as you face the front of the table saw and band saw. The table saw has a crank on the front to raise and lower the front edge of the table and no provisions for tilt. I could find no patent dates on the machine. There are plenty of casting numbers, as well as the manufactures name cast into the lower frame by the left side bearing support of the bottom band saw wheel. There is a decorative brass plate on the left side of the upper band saw wheel support arm that reads "A. L. Young Machinery Co. Incorporated, San Fransisco, California"
There is no planer currently attached to the machine, although the castings in the base would indicate that one may have come with the machine. When I received the machine to work on the power was supplied by a Westinghouse induction electric motor mounted on the base. It is a 220 volt single phase, 3HP, 1750 RPM. Patent dates on the motor start at 9-29-03 and end at 9-22-17. This was probably added at a later date as the motor drives a large jack shaft by triple "v" belts. The saw is also run by "v" belts from this jack shaft. The bandsaw and boring machine attachment are run by flat belts. There is not currently a flat belt to run the shaper. The bearings are all babbit type.
All bearings are free. All band saw, table saw, shaper and boring machine adjustment wheels are free and work. With some home built electric motor brush springs and some TLC the Westinghouse motor starts and runs the machine just fine. The band saw is complete or nearly complete. I added a bearing backed upper saw blade guide. The tables are in good condition, especially the table saw table. There is currently no way to disengage the table saw arbor, as it is run by "v" belts. The band saw and the boring arbor can be engaged and disengaged by the flat belt tensioneer pulley. The table saw has the orginal adjustable fence. The orginal removable cranks for the shaper and the boring table height adjustment are still with the machine.
This machine was donated to the Paso Robles Pioneer Museum in Paso Robles, Calilf., and was given to me to resurrect. As the machine is not complete I cannot rebuild it to original specifications (what ever that might be). In the event that the museum does not want it for display purposes are there any non profit organizations that would be interested in totally restoring the machine or acquiring it for parts? Any information you can provide me on the age of the machine would be appreciated.
The museum web site is www.prpioneermuseum.org , their Email address can be accessed from their website. |
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