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Free antique woodworking machine for resurrection or parts

mickeyf

mickeyf

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Lady in Lake Cowichan disposing of her late husbands' tools (Sorry, there are no metal working tools!). She tried to give this to the local museum but since it was not made in Lake Cowichan they didn't want it. Looks to be a combination table saw/jointer/maybe something else, very much an antique. It does belong in a museum, and could be brought back to life (she said it had been run recently). I thought about salvaging it for the bevel gears, handwheels, pulleys, shafts and other parts but I really have too many projects already - I'm certainly not going to rebuild it. She said if no one wants it it's going to the dump - a shame! I thought I'd post it here on the small chance that someone would have an interest. If anyone is interested I can get you her contact info. She said it was moved with a forklift, but I thought that if I were to take it I'd just disassemble it on the spot for loading.
 

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mickeyf said:
Lady in Lake Cowichan disposing of her late husbands' tools (Sorry, there are no metal working tools!). She tried to give this to the local museum but since it was not made in Lake Cowichan they didn't want it. Looks to be a combination table saw/jointer/maybe something else, very much an antique. It does belong in a museum, and could be brought back to life (she said it had been run recently). I thought about salvaging it for the bevel gears, handwheels, pulleys, shafts and other parts but I really have too many projects already - I'm certainly not going to rebuild it. She said if no one wants it it's going to the dump - a shame! I thought I'd post it here on the small chance that someone would have an interest. If anyone is interested I can get you her contact info. She said it was moved with a forklift, but I thought that if I were to take it I'd just disassemble it on the spot for loading.
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I'd kill for that motor.

I don't think I'm the only one who likes to restore old motors, in fact I know I'm not. This motor is great vintage, looks great when restored and is highly restorable. The rest of the saw not so much.
 
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Kill, yes, but would you travel to Vancouver island to get it?
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I have commitments for the next 5 weeks otherwise I'd consider a cross country drive to spend a week or so on the island.

But if you were willing to grab the motor and crate it for a fee I'd be willing to find a shipper to haul it across Canada
 
I would love to see someone restore the machine, but that's not very likely. (Anyone out there, speak up now!) I will get in touch with her and perhaps I'll salvage the rest for parts and get the motor to you. Does depend on my schedule and home reno workload, since I'd have to drive up there and likely spend some serious time with kroil and wrenches. Will stay in touch.
 
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I believe those are springs holding the brushes against the commutator at the top, and a "brushes position adjuster" at the left. I did not look closely at this particular motor, but years ago I had "repulsion-induction" design, which allowed you to adjust (over a limited range) exactly at what position the brushes were relative to the windings. This allowed you to alter the speed (and efficiency) to some extent, and even to reverse the direction of rotation, IIRC. TorontoBuilder may be able to offer more info/details if he's into old (i.e. now obsolete but still fascinating) motor design.
 
It might be, so called, induction-repulsion motor. It starts as DC with commutator and brushes, and, when it gains some speed, centrifugal switch will move brushes away and short the commutator -making it induction motor. I have such motor from older lathe - works fine, just not in use anymore.
 
TorontoBuilder said:
I'd kill for that motor.

I don't think I'm the only one who likes to restore old motors, in fact I know I'm not. This motor is great vintage, looks great when restored and is highly restorable. The rest of the saw not so much.
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Old motors...does anyone covet them? Oh yeah. Here's a thread that has been going on for more than a decade:


In fact, it might be worthwhile to post the machine to the Old WoodWorking Machines site. Lots of Canadians participate and someone there might be up for a complete restoration. Or it might get dragged south of the border. (I know parts have been shipped to Europe, South Africa and Australia at times.)

Craig
 
trlvn said:
Old motors...does anyone covet them? Oh yeah. Here's a thread that has been going on for more than a decade:


In fact, it might be worthwhile to post the machine to the Old WoodWorking Machines site. Lots of Canadians participate and someone there might be up for a complete restoration. Or it might get dragged south of the border. (I know parts have been shipped to Europe, South Africa and Australia at times.)

Craig
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I agree 100% there is a demand for such motors and it is a mortal sin to have any role in sending one to landfill or recycling.
 
trlvn said:
Old motors...does anyone covet them? Oh yeah. Here's a thread that has been going on for more than a decade:


In fact, it might be worthwhile to post the machine to the Old WoodWorking Machines site. Lots of Canadians participate and someone there might be up for a complete restoration. Or it might get dragged south of the border. (I know parts have been shipped to Europe, South Africa and Australia at times.)

Craig
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Nice, thats an awesome thread, love me some motor porn!
 
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