Opinions on this bandsaw

[Mark Gibney]

Just saw this posted on c'list. I don't need it, but I love it.

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The ad says it's a Craftsman. The poster thinks from 1938. He doesn't say what size it is. He's asking $100.

Anyone know anything about this machine?

[Richard Fischer Jr]

I've got the same one that my grandfather passed down to me. Still runs like a champ.

[Van Huskey]

While they made a 10" and 12" with spun aluminum wheels that appears to be the 12". The owner is correct in that it is from the late 30's. I think most if not all of these saws were built by Walker Turner. They tend to be solid little saws, obviously underpowered by today's standards but work for the size work people normally do with them. The weak point is the trunnions, make sure they aren't cracked.

Edit forgot the price. If it runs the price is fine, you often see them for less, sometimes much less but if it runs it is a neat little saw that you can easily get $100 work out of. It reminds me of one of the bandsaws on my hitlist the Beaver 3300 14" bandsaw, the frame is all aluminum, unfortunately it is a Canadian tool which rarely is found in the South.

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[Brodie Brickey]

a little chrome, some white walls. Oh yeah.

[Frederick Skelly]

If it runs well and the trunions are ok, I'd grab it for $100.

[Mark Gibney]

Hopefully I'll get to see it and I'll let you all know. But maybe Brodie called it, maybe it's for taking for a spin on a Sunday morning.