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    New Member here With Some Old Power Tools

    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 quite common here

    a couple of teaser pics, i'll add more if there's interest

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    all aluminum beaver 3300 bandsaw

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    beaver 3700 drill press with mortiser

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    craftmaster tilttop tablesaw

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    Nothing wrong with old tools around here! Welcome to the Creek!

    John

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    I like the little tablesaw that's things cute,And yes I see the dogs guarding it I am backing up slowly.

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    Welcome to the Creek Steve. I have never heard of Beaver tools. I am always up to see more pics.

    Sam

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    Old tools? Hmm, where can you get help?
    Well, here of course. You can also wander on over to owwm org.
    I have restored the machines in my shop. Nothing like old arn.
    Never, under any circumstances, consume a laxative and sleeping pill, on the same night

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    Awesome! We love ALL "old arn" here! Also, that dog doesn't look too thrilled to be called a beaver....
    Wood: a fickle medium....

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    Welcome to the Creek. That's a good looking, no nonsense dog.

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    Welcome Steve, you will be the resident Beaver guru for certain.

    Just found a new home for the Beaver 3800 and 3100 Scroll Saw with a retiring machinist who is taking up woodworking and likes old cast iron. They will be well cared for so I am content.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Erik

    Canada's Atlantic Paradise - Prince Edward Island

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    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 castings in iron and brass for the war effort. they were marketed mostly to the home workshop types and were equivalent in quality or imho better than deltas and rockwells of that age. henry power tools created the craftmaster line in similar circumstances, their tools were smaller than the beaver in general, imho equivalent to the delta homecraft line

    craftmaster disappeared sometime in the late 50's and beaver was purchased by Rockwell in 54 and eventually became Rockwell international

    first a couple of scrollies:

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    beaver 3300, this is the largest beaver made at 24 inch throat, it has a 1/3 hp Leyland repulse induction motor and a stand made from beaver cast iron legs

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    craftmaster scrollie, very smooth quiet machine
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    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 Leyland 3 hp ri motor

    and a couple of other jointers

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    beaver/Rockwell 4 inch 2801 jointer, used on flooring and trim jobsites

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    wheatley 6 inch jointer, made in Windsor Ontario in the 50's. modern motor and stand

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    craftsman "alienhead" 6" planer on original stand. I recently traded this for the big craftmaster lathe in the turning forum

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    Hello Steve ,it's great to have you here on SMC,I bought my first Beaver tool based on your advice,it was,a Rockwell/Beaver 34-050 table saw,still have it and use it all the time.I must say I'm surprised Beaver brand is not as well known in the US as it is up here in Canada.

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    Steve -

    Welcome to the creek. You may also be interested in OWWM.org and their sister site Vintagemachinery.org. Lots of guys there that appreciate old arn.

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    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 very topheavy but its surprisingly stable

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    late 40's beaver 3200, cast aluminum base, the rest is cast iron

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    and the baby craftmaster seen before, again early 50's or late 40's

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