How Old Is This Moak Bandsaw?

[Rob Will]

Any idea how old the Moak 36 is?
(I posted a similar question over at OWWM)
The serial number of the saw is "9433".

Thanks
Rob

[Brian Coe]

Hi, nice Moak.

Difficult to say on exact age, Moak didn't change their design much over the years, and I'm not aware at the moment of a dated list of serial numbers. Mine is #9898, and shows the design changes that appear in a 1976 catalog. With the style of adjustment handles on yours and the resaw height, I would say somewhere between 1965 and 1975. Should prove to be a great saw, enjoy!

Brian Coe

[Bruce Page]

I don't have any idea how old it is but it's a beauty!

[Bill Simmeth]

Rob, call Ron Smith at Moak Repair Parts... (810) 985-7164. He bought out their spares inventory and I believe has the "database" of machine build records. He can probably pull the index card on your specific machine showing build date and purchaser.

[lou sansone]

Rob, call Ron Smith at Moak Repair Parts... (810) 985-7164. He bought out their spares inventory and I believe has the "database" of machine build records. He can probably pull the index card on your specific machine showing build date and purchaser.

agreeded
he is also a nice guy to talk with

[Rob Will]

You guys were right. I called Ron Smith at Moak Repair Parts and he was able to give me the run-down on my Moak bandsaw. It was originally sold to Mr. Clark at Sanford Pattern Works in Taylor MI. It was manufactured on Jan 30, 1970.

This is how you know you have a one-owner machine:.... when you pick it up 37 years later at the same address where Moak originally shipped the saw.

Now for my confession about how ignorant I am: For the last three months or so I have been convinced that the saw only had a 20" resaw capacity and had a 900 rpm motor. Now that it is in place I got to noticing that it sure looked like a TALL 20". Sure enough......this is a SUPER 36 with a full 24" resaw capacity! And where I thought the motor was a 900 rpm, it turned out to be a 720 rpm! Sure wish everything would turn out like this old arn has.

Rob

[Roy Wall]

Great find Rob!!!!

Awesome Machine! Do you run a phase converter?

[Rob Will]

Great find Rob!!!!

Awesome Machine! Do you run a phase converter?

No, I am very fortunate to have 3-phase power (mostly for my grain bins). The wood shop is only 12' away from the main electrical shed.

Rob

[Bill Simmeth]

Glad that worked out for you! It's really nice knowing your "new" machine didn't make it's way from shop-to-shop like a truck-stop tramp. That plus the fact it was in a pattern shop all that time tends to speak well of its maintenance over the years (even if they did paint it a horrid color ;) ).

Congrats!