Thanks Lamar. I debated about adding some guards to wheels but decided not too. I think if the bottom wheel had spokes instead of being solid then I probably would of.

 

I did add the guard that you can see in this pic (just behind the handwheel and running down to the blade guide). Having a couple feet of exposed blade at eye level and just above my hands made me a little nervous.

 

 

Shane

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Just because it came set up to run off a line shaft does not mean that it was not built later then 1900.

Most company's gave you the option of motor driven or line shaft driven into at least the 1930's.

With it sitting on that base, it makes that table really high.

HI there,

 

You did a fanstatic job restoring this old saw. Do you use it?

Can you get parts for it or did you have to make them?

Thanks for sharing this great looking saw with us.

 

Thanks,

Stan Mashek

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Wow Shane! 

 

That is a restoration from he#*!

 

I remember you a little shy of that color, or at least your wife might have been, and I think that color worked out beautifully. Great call and great job for thinking out of the box. This is a piece of machinery art, and belongs in the Smithsonian. By the way, does the Smithsonian have an industrial machinery wing?

 

Thanks for posting the updates and the final report with us Shane, your the best, and this band saw is a site to behold, I am floored.

Edited November 7, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

If a pun was intended Shane I just got it.

I am slow on the uptake, "Bandwidth Warning" as in, relating to this extreme band saw resto.

Get it, Bandwidth, big Band Saw, ok, so it was a stretch.

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Wow that is one awesome restoration.

You certainly have an eye to take it from the rust bucket to a work of art.

Awesome workmanship!

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Thanks for the comments guys!

 

Darcy I realize that, and I guess I should of expanded on that statement but I had brought it up in the other posts as well so I didn't. It was a combination of having a flat belt, babbitt (which was also used on later machines, the style of the saw (wheel, counter weights etc.) and the fact that Enterprise MFG Co. changed their name in 1913, which was the main factor in thinking the saw was early 1900s.

 

With my bad eyes and bad back I like a tall table on my band saws and scroll saw and have added additional height to all of them in my shop, so the base was designed that way.

 

Shane

Edited November 7, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Nice restoration there Shane. Thats one sweet looking band saw.

I like the look of your new machine. 

You have lots of great knowledge to pass on.

I appreciate your expertise.

 

 

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

I thought I read they were teamed up with Crescent. Looks good. Can you tell me where all the weight is? 2900 lbs has got to be the heavest saw I have seen that size. my Wadkin's got 3/4" casting and steel guards and is still 800lbs short of that tonnage.

No pin strips?

 

jack

 

English machines

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Darn, I had a long reply typed out and lost it all when my puter crashed .......

 

Anyways, a summary of what I wrote, according to the mothership the "Enterprise Mfg. Co." was established in 1878 and later changed their name to "Enterprise Co." in 1913. They acquired the vast majority of the old Crescent Machine Company line of machinery in 1953 and marketed many of the old Crescent machines under both the Crescent and Enterprise names throughout the 1950's, 1960's and into the 1970's.

 

I thought that possibly they had some old Enterprise Mfg. Co. badges kicking around and threw one on a Crescent band saw but my saw looks nothing like the Crescents.

 

The weight for the most part is a guess from other saws similar in size ... Fays, Olivers, Tannys, etc. average around 2800 lbs. When I restored my saw I measured the thickness of the castings were ever I could, through bolt holes and other openings. 90 percent of it was 1¼ inches thick, with the neck being the thinnest at just over 1 inch thick.  The base is slightly cupped and is a good 1¾ inches thick.

 

The motor weighs at least 200 lbs and the solid cast iron lower wheel is a little heavier. I am a pretty stout boy and can manhandle a couple hundred pounds fairly easily but I needed help lifting the lower wheel onto the spindle.

 

The saw is easily twice as heavy as my Oliver 270 and every bit as heavy as my Newman planer, which weighs 3200 lbs, so I think 2900 lbs is a pretty good estimate.

 

One more pic of the saw in it's new resting place, along with my Crescent 20 inch and Delta 10 inch.

Thanks for looking,

 

Shane

Edited November 7, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Shane that is a great looking line up. I'll bet you just have to go out to the shop and visit with them sometimes.

 

 Lamar

 

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

That is a beautiful line up indeed! That's pure art work, it belongs in the Smithsonian Shane.

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

I shot a video last weekend of the saw running and posted it on Youtube.

 

Check it out and let me know what you think.

 

 

Thanks,

Shane

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Shane,

 

That's simply way COOL!!!

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Love the saw Shane! Great job!

 

I need to finish up the 1880 FH Clement 37" bandsaw soon, the upper wheel is now in the way laying on the bench.

 

 

This gives me motivation.

 

 

Jim

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

That was an incredible process!

Your band saw looks pretty.

Too cool, really cool.

 

James

www.bandsawblog.com

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Thanks guys!

Pretty?...

Don't think I have ever heard one of my machines described as pretty,

especially a big monster like this one, but thanks for the comment …

I appreciate it and I'm glad you like it. 

 

Shane

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

That is a great looking machine and a true testament of your skill and dedication in it's restoration.

What's next on the agenda Shane?

Thanks for posting all the pics and the video especially!

 

Mike

 

 

Edited November 3, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Shane, Awesome machine, and another awesome restoration.

Ray