American iron, Crescent 30 Inch Bandsaw

[bc_gold 172]

Early model Crescent, modernized from overhead line shaft operation to electric with safety features. 

 

Built late eighteen hundreds, runs on Babbitt can accommodate blades up to two inches wide, currently fitted with 1.250"

 

Crescent Machine Company was founded in Leetonia, Ohio in 1893. It manufactured a line of industrial woodworking machinery, particularly band saws. In 1940, it was bought by Pittsburgh Equitable Meter and Manufacturing Company, which became the Rockwell Manufacturing Company in 1946.

 

Leaving in the morning to bring her home.

 

 

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by bc_gold

[Ed Kennell 45,516]

Is that hanging weight just to balance the weight of the upper guide and is the cantilevered weight a balance or is it used to apply a constant tension to the band?

Edited 5 hours ago by Ed Kennell

[bc_gold 172]

18 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Is that weight just to balance the weight of the upper guide?

Near as I can figure the weight assists in repositioning the height of the blade guide making the change a single handed operation. Once the guide is unlocked it will remain in it current location until its been physically relocated into a new position.

 

I'm thinking this saw was used in a furniture or casket shop, working with expensive wood you would not want the blade guide slamming down onto the surface of the wood being cut.

 

Sash window weights are essential, hidden counterbalances—typically made of lead, iron, or steel—that allow double-hung windows to operate smoothly and stay open at any height. They are connected to the sash via cords or chains running over pulleys. Proper balancing requires matching the weight to the sash

Edited 5 hours ago by bc_gold

[Handy Don 16,103]

49 minutes ago, bc_gold said:

the weight assists in repositioning the height of the blade guide

Makes sense to me to make that operation easy and controlled to encourage frequent use since, of course, having the upper guide close to the workpiece makes for more precise cuts. The throat depth of that saw tells me it was used on very large items, too, where a messed up cut could be quite costly. 

It also looks like it has a small drive wheel and and idler to keep the table height low. 

Good luck with it!

[peter lena 9,810]

@bc.gold  picking up anything  of an earlier  era , is a totally different mind set  ,durability , and initial  build up design does not exist today .think I would just go  , go over every  function detail , enhance if  needed , 3-1 oil  is commonly  used , in simple  units . my grandmothers , treadle sewing machine , was      a prime example of that  ,  made a lot of  clothes for me . also  made a new top  for  , my grandfathers  chevy touring car  , which he flipped over ! pete  

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 12,092]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Is that hanging weight just to balance the weight of the upper guide and is the cantilevered weight a balance or is it used to apply a constant tension to the band?

I also have a 30" saw that is old. Goldie & McCulloch went out of business in 1911.

Do not have a weight on the upper guides but have the cantilevered weight at the rear. I think it is there to lift the upper wheel so when changing a blade it would apply minimal tension to the blade to keep it on the wheel. The horizontal wheel below the upper wheel is what tensions the band.

[Ed Kennell 45,516]

5 minutes ago, gwest_ca said:

The horizontal wheel

Yep, I missed that tensioner.