Bandsaw

[plasmator]

In case anyone in the group cares about old tools, thought I'd give this a post - it's the new-old bandsaw I brought home last weekend.  It's an Oliver 217, circa about 1935.  Going to do a top-to-bottom restoration, should be fun.

In front of the shop garage door:

It's too big to get inside in one piece, hopefully after pulling the top wheel and housing it'll slide right in.  Well, relatively speaking since it weigs about 1600 lb.

[Chad LaFarge]

Extra points if you gut it and convert to a plasma cutter.

 

Chad

[Brad Dudenhoffer]

What a beast of a bandsaw. Do you cut your own dimensional lumber?

[Nathan Odle]

Not yet :)

I'm setting this woodshop up for furniture work, so a good bandsaw is essential.  The resaw capabilities are a nice bonus, and will allow a lot more flexibility in rough-cut lumber purchases.