[General] UPDATE FREE! Re: 36" Band Saw for cheap

[Steve Conklin]

I just talked with the owner. She'll take a tax receipt and no
additional payment for it, and plans to value it at $1200, which is
fair based on some research I did.

Also, I'll be at their house with a rental truck with a lift gate to
pick up a 16" planer on Saturday around 10:30. With help from 6 or so
people, we could load up the saw and I could bring it to the shop.
We'd have it unloaded in time to not interfere with the pig roast.

It does take some room, so a decision needs to be made by the Maker's
Local members on this.
It might also help if someone has an old matress we can put under it,
because it will not fit on the truck standing up.

Let me know, and we'll work out the meetup to move it.

Steve Conklin


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Jacob Chancery
<jacob.chancery at gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice looking saw.  I would also snap that up if I had room.  I'll donate my
> manpower to move it and $40 towards the purchase price.  I just joined the
> mailing list and haven't been to the makerspace yet, so I don't know if
> there's room.
>
> Cheers,
> Jacob
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Steve Conklin <steve at conklinhouse.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> (I'm not a member, but this seemed like it might be something for the
>> shop)
>>
>> I have a friend and her mom who need to sell a 36" band saw. It was
>> working and in regular use when her father died about 8 years ago, and
>> has been in the garage since. He was a furniture builder and used it
>> to resaw large lumber.
>>
>> I went today to take a look and a few photos. I could not find a
>> manufacturer name on it.
>>
>> It has a cast iron frame, and a 36" throat. It's been retrofitted
>> (long ago) with wheel covers and blade guards, and the blade guard
>> reduces the cutting depth to around 34" or so. It has also had a
>> quick-change fence added to it. I didn't measure but I'd guess it has
>> about a 10-12" height cutting capacity.
>>
>> It has a single-phase motor on it, wired for 220V (judging by the
>> plug). The motor plate says it draws 16.5 Amps at 230V. The saw comes
>> with a collection of blades.
>>
>> It's large and heavy. It's 8 feet tall (give or take a little), and
>> about 4.5 feet deep, and about 3 feet wide. It will take a team of
>> people to move it.
>>
>> Asking price is $200, as long as you move it, and it's picked up
>> within the next two weeks (she's only in town until then).
>>
>> Location is in NE Huntsville, not far from Maker's Local.
>>
>> This is a beast of a saw, and if I had room for it I would definitely
>> take it myself.
>>
>> Photos here:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sconklin/sets/72157634015498982/
>>
>> Contact me if interested and I'll arrange a meetup or inspection.
>>
>> Steve
>>
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