"Old Arn", Oliver Model 260??

[lou sansone]

here are some photos of my 260 d

I have already posted in this link

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=27701


enjoy
lou

[Dewey Torres]

WOW Lou.... that has been exactly 2 years ago. Any regrets or things you wish the saw had (I don't like to blue paint job but dog-gone it that is nit picking if I ever heard of it).

Oliver seems like a hard deal to beat when you get one that still runs good!

[Steve Rozmiarek]

here are some photos of my 260 d

I have already posted in this link

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=27701


enjoy
lou

Thats a sweet saw Lou!

[Dewey Torres]

Thats a sweet saw Lou!

I know... my thoughts exactly

[Alan DuBoff]

The 260D is an excellent saw, right up there with the best of them.

Be warned, they do cut hot dogs!

I almost traded some wood for a 260D a while back, but the deal didn't go through... Not that I have any room for any more machines, I think I better sells some to MAKE room!

[Ed Breen]

Well now, I have an old Oliver table saw on the ground right outside my barn. The cover for the blade seems to be either missing or somewhere in the weeds. Its an oldie, as I remember the serial number is only 5 figures.
The most interesting thing about it is that it was not motor driven, there are, in my memory about two large rollers for a belt drive. Must have been in a production shop. I shall take some photos next weekend and report back.
Ed

[Alan DuBoff]

Ed,

That's interesting, not a lot of Olivers that ran off belts, AFAIK, most of them have direct drive motors.

You could easily adapt a motor to the pulleys. Great saws, rock solid.

I don't have an Oliver, but have a similar class Yates-American machines. It cuts hot dogs/bologna, up to 4 5/8" in diameter!

[lou sansone]

The blue paint, actually looks different in person. it is a match to the normal oliver blue, but the camera and the lights changed its tone.

I sold the oliver to make way for an Italian slider. In the future, I would like build another larger shop and if I do I would buy another oliver saw. I would probably not buy another 260d. the 260d is really a wow factor saw, but I think on the whole of it the model 88 is the best saw they made.

the slider is a great saw, but I still like the American saws for a number of cuts. I say, two saws is ideal in a 1 man shop

Lou