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Jose Kilpatrick
03-05-2009, 2:05 PM
Are these a joy to have? Or should I buy groceries this week?
Rob Russell
03-05-2009, 2:22 PM
Ummm - what is an H&A No. 1?
Jose Kilpatrick
03-05-2009, 2:55 PM
It's an old cast iron bandsaw. Thats all I could tell from the ad.
Bruce Page
03-05-2009, 3:11 PM
Need more info
Jose Kilpatrick
03-05-2009, 3:16 PM
http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3m63o3ZZZZZZZZZ93550c9c0d85c021be3.jpg
Rod Sheridan
03-05-2009, 3:38 PM
http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3m63o3ZZZZZZZZZ93550c9c0d85c021be3.jpg


That's the new Mark IV Quadro-Snagomatic.

On the left you can snag your left hand in the blade, on the right you can snag your right hand in the blade, on top you can snag your hair in the wheel........I'll leave it to your imagination what you could snag in the bottom wheel:eek:

Perhaps a physician on the forum could let us know what all that would be worth, maybe $150K in medical bills?

Regards, Rod.
Bill Wyko
03-05-2009, 3:51 PM
Rod, you're killin me. I'm laughing. That bottom wheel makes me cringe. Not exactly a party favor.:eek:
Jose Kilpatrick
03-05-2009, 4:43 PM
It could be safely used, no?
Geesh,
It does resemble the Yank & Eurdich model though.
Stephen Edwards
03-05-2009, 6:34 PM
It could be safely used, no?
Geesh,
It does resemble the Yank & Eurdich model though.

I think this BS could be used very safely if you didn't turn it on. It would be a great conversation piece.

I need to do some more research but I think that it was manufactured by the the Rube Goldberg Band Saw and Prostheses Company.
Craig Johnson
03-05-2009, 6:36 PM
Looks like an automatic limb detacher.
Steve Rozmiarek
03-05-2009, 6:47 PM
You have to admit it's a pretty classy looking machine, just not safely usable in its current state. You could make shields, if the price was right, and you wanted another project.
Kirk Poore
03-05-2009, 6:56 PM
That's a Heston & Anderson 14" bandsaw, circa 1930. Very cool. Here's one that's been fixed up:

http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=8003

Too bad that one doesn't have the snowflake guards, like this one:

http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=8591

Worth? Probably not as usable as some later machines, like a 1950's era 14" Delta. But if I needed another saw and had the space, I'd pay $150 assuming the motor worked and there were no broken castings. Probably has sleeve bearing which may need replacing, but other than that and paint it's probably an easy restoration.

Kirk
Bruce Page
03-05-2009, 7:19 PM
With the snowflake guards, I'd jump on it. Without the guards, I'd pass. There's too many smaller BS's out there to risk losing body parts.
Jeff Willard
03-05-2009, 9:29 PM
Our friends at OSHA would have a field day with that saw. Prolly a real fine piece of machinery though. With proper guards, I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
Bob Slater
03-05-2009, 9:32 PM
Here's another neat machine. Looks like it would work well and be equally dangerous.
http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-Continental-Machinery-Bandsaw-W0QQAdIdZ110946378