1942 MOAK 32" "Special" Band saw restoration

Hello All.... I was asked to put this machine up here on it's own thread.... I did this a while back and blew my cork because I linked this to another forum I belong to and that is not accepted here... I apologize to all of you if you remember - I just was a little annoyed with having to do it all over again.... My appologies...http://www.contractortalk.com/images.../notworthy.gif I respect the rules here...http://www.contractortalk.com/images...s/thumbsup.gif So anyways... I acquired this last year from a member on another forum.. it came from Michigan and is a rare BS from what I have read. They ,made all but 21 of these and I have only seen 2 others .... where the others are.... who knows.....:rolleyes: When I got the band saw - the bottom wheel and the shaft on the huge 3hp/3ph motor had to be machined...that was done on the Kingston lathe (picture) they originally put some shims in to get it balanced but it was not good... and was causing a slight hop in the top wheel so I sent the rotor and the BS lower wheel to O'Connell Machinery- great group of machinist-http://www.contractortalk.com/images...s/thumbsup.gifI have quite a few pictures to put up so bare with me...http://fototime.com/99CB340AC2B6105/orig.gif The Band Saw wheel was mounted on the Bullard vertical Mill (picture)for machining the center for the steel sleeve bushing.... they froze the sleeve bushing in Liquid Nitrogen and then press fit into the hub...and tapped 2 -5/32nd hex nuts in to keep it in place. (picture) and then when I got back to the shop I reinstalled the rotor back in the motor ,installed the bell housing,tightened everything down and installed the lower band saw wheel back on (picture).

But this all started when it arrived here in Buffalo,NY

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It's been a while since I have been on the creek and this 1942 is getting a complete restoration... I have developed a steel base assembly for her to pull her out when I need to use her. I am making the same for the Oliver 117A 30" band saw and the American #1 16" "Buzz" jointer. When you only have a 490sqft shop and some rather large machinery,you have to get creative...

Posting it up tonight,

I hope all is well with all of you,

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I'm not getting the pictures. Dave

I can view the pictures only in the first post. The next 3 posts I get the dreaded red X's.

Man do I want to see the pictures!

pictures please!!

I can see them with no problems Gents.....if you can't let me know...


Well here is the 1/2" steel plate base assembly - PPG primer/paint /HVLP ......:) hard rubber 800 lb casters- dbl race ball bearing swivel and all casters are needle bearings for the shafts.


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more of the base....


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Great lookingsaw! The pics in the first post and last post work fine the ones in the middle don't, red X.

More of the base,,,


Ill look into that ....



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Brain, Great saw. The tables look like mirrors! What's the little spoked wheel by the lower guides?

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lots of pictures, I like to take pictures not only for documentation but to aid me in assembling it back together, should I run into a problem.

let me finish uploading, I am going to be here for a while....and Ill get to the questions....OK:)

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More pictures...



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Still uploading....


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still chuging along...

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Do you plan on putting them 75mm cannon back on or just cutting the panzer tanks in half. Nice saw!

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Here are the pictures of the prep/casting imperfections/primed, gone over 3 times... painted then the parts, some areas polished first before I paint them...just to much to list what Ive done on her. I have a ways to go but it's coming along....:)


159 pictures, so give me some time.......

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