Comments on: It’s Just Cool: 40″ Band Saw

By: Chris W

Chris W — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:54:48 +0000

The Edison factory in W Orange NJ had tours which included the big workshop. Tours are suspended until the fall of 2009 for restoration work. All the tools are powered by a couple of big electric motors which drive shafts running the length of the room. Leather belts are shifted on and off pulleys to start and stop the tools. Lookup “edison nhs” on google.

By: kyle

kyle — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:36:58 +0000

last year I went to Th Henery Ford Museum in Dearborn,Michigan and it was really cool to see old equipment like a drill press that was powerd by a hand crank, a bandsaw similer to the one pictured, a complete machine shop from the early 1900s. It was really cool and if any one is thnking aout going to the museum go.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:27:30 +0000

I met a guy at the woodworking show locally a few years ago. He had a complete shop of tools made in the late 1800s early 1900s. Awesome. Those old bandsaws remind me of sculpture with their (functional) curves.

By: KMR

KMR — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:12:03 +0000

Brodix Cylinder Heads has a massive band saw similar to this. They have a vid somewhere on their website. They use it to trim off the excess casting flash and the thick casting risers from their freshly cast cylinder heads. Their bandsaw does it FAST - like lose an arm if you slip fast.