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ive seen wooden ones too on utube
this must have been quite a big investment back in the day

a family member bought it from a retiring cooper in England along with a variety of other traditional...

66 inches long, 110 lbs
what a beast!!

gave the iron a quick grind and hone(really needs more), works well,somewhat scary with that exposed blade

the plane s used as shown, upside down and...

my general rule is , if you cant hold on to it, its too hot

let's not get into a guard vs no guard issue, im comfortable with the guards on it except id really like to coverup the belt drive

back to the saw, the lower wheel runs in babbitt, it was in good...

ive had a blade break once, no big deal, no flying fragments,no gushing blood, the 2 pieces just fell to the ground before i even realized it happened

all of my machinery is 1950's or older,...

here's an oldie for bandsaw fans:
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i picked up this 1915 crescent 20 a couple of years ago, here are a few pics of the restoration

first the pic on kijiji
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it was powered by a...

a nd the stand started

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yeah i realize that the thickness may not stay consistant, but i can use a much slower feed rate than a planer, so its a tradeoff

the project continues, a stand built using beaver cast iron legs...

i have one already, same machine in daily use. here's a picture of it. the new one will be very similar

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my plan is to have two in operation, one for rough lumber, the other for finish...

im rebuilding this 1940's beaver 3800 jointer and thought id share the pics
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its an unusual design, the cutterhead/pulley is one piece and there is no spindle....

here is a catalog from G-P from the mid 20's, the lathes, including your's start at page 356.

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=4904

there's is also a picture of a 494 here:
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the big "cookie" was cut 5 years ago, so its plenty dry. the thickness varied from 7 to 3 inches, finished thickness is 2 3/4 and as flat as can be in wood. final finishing was with a block plane...

leigh suoer 12 for me and yes i use it regularly

drawer boxes, boxes, tea trays, even done some angled dt's with it, shaker steps and tea trays with angled sides

well thats what the arbourists call them

the large one is 39" across, the other is about 18 and is one of two

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great fun flattening them, the big one was done with a...

i wish!! my son who's 40 is still into anything with an engine!!

an addition, the turnings and boxes are mine, the marquettry work is my father's and the needlework is my mother's

like i said,...

it does serve me very well. i make and sell stuff at artisan's markets, so somedays it will run all day.

lowest speed is around 250 rpm, highest is a dizzying 4000 plus, i never go that high of...

other than outdoor types and the occasional single, this is my first set of six

following a planset from popular woodworking, here they are

hard maple and walnut, leather seat cover

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this a pretty old version of vbulletin, other forums use newer versions. they are much more user friendly

these older version seem to work betrusing googe cromethn explorer or edge

you don't...

long time lurker, so I decided to share!!

ive been trning for several years, started with a little 4 speed benchtop, typical "motor on a door hinge", graduated to a 4 speed beaver, then added a...

I know owwm well and vintage machinery, in fact many of oldies are in the vintage directory

the table saws

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first, my regular shop saw, 1940's or 50's 1160 tilt top with cast base, looks...

my jointer/planer combination

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an early beaver 3800 6 inch joiner, shown here with a 1/2 hp Leyland ri motor, recently up graded to a 1 hp Leyland

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early parks 12 inch planer with...

hey eric, I see some other familiar faces here too!!

a little history about beaver and henry power tools. beaver was started by the callander foundry in Guelph Ontario after ww2 ended, they made...

new member here from Ontario Canada, been a woodworker for years

I also collect old power tools, mostly beaver but also some others, doing a search for beaver here doesn't show much but the're...

classes nah!!!!

im a pro carpenter/cabinet maker/trim guy who'se hobbies are woodworking, turning and reviving old machinery

in addition to the beaver/craftmaster eyecandy, I have ashop full of...

thx bill, the beaver is a nice machine especially by the time I finished building it. the 4 four speed was very limiting so I added the jackshaft with Rockwell hangers and made the motor reversible....