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

Fri Jun 14 12:08:21 CDT 2013

It's 8 feet tall.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:47 AM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
> How tall is it?  If the dimensions are small enough, we could haul it in my
> enclosed trailer.  However, I cannot assist with heavy lifting.  The trailer
> was built for cars so it has a ramp door in the rear.
>
> David Merchant
>
>
>
> Steve Conklin wrote:
>>
>> Let me take this back to the current owner. It may not have to be this
>> weekend, but you won't get free use of the lift-gate truck and have to
>> figure out something else.
>>
>> Moving it on an open trailer may be easier anyway, because it could
>> remain standing. It's 8' tall and currently bolted to the floor and
>> strapped to the rafters overhead, and it looks like it would be more
>> prone to damage if laid down.
>>
>> The situation is that the owner's daughter (my friend) is in town for
>> a limited time dealing with helping get her departed dad's stuff dealt
>> with. I think she'll trust me to proxy that for her after she leaves.
>> I can help you and would need to be there, but I'm planning to be busy
>> next weekend with Field Day http://www.arrl.org/field-day.
>>
>> The owner is also really curious about Maker's Local, so I'm going to
>> try to bring her by the shop to see it. More than anything, she wants
>> for the saw to be used, and I think she'd be happy to see it go to ML.
>>
>> I don't think it weighs that much, I suspect that the crating added a
>> few hundred pounds. But it's still a monster.
>>
>> Partial disassembly  may be prudent anyway, at least removing the table.
>>
>> If anyone from the shop would like to come by and look at it around
>> 10:30 or so on Saturday and get another set of eyes on this, I'll be
>> there loading the monster planer.
>>
>> Thanks for the response, I know it's not a trivial decision.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 8:47 AM, Showers, Phillip M
>> <Phillip.M.Showers at boeing.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner; we had some discussion as
>>> to where to put the Bandsaw if we took you up on the offer. I think the
>>> upshot is that I and a couple of other guys would be happy to get it, but
>>> there won't be enough of us in town this weekend to do it tomorrow. If they
>>> can give us another week or two, I'll be back in town and will be able to
>>> organize a gathering party. If it has to be out this Saturday, well, no hard
>>> feelings. Thank you for keeping us in mind and please let us know what they
>>> decide.
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org
>>> [mailto:general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org] On Behalf Of Steve Conklin
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:31 PM
>>> To: General discussion about makerslocal
>>> Subject: Re: [General] UPDATE FREE! Re: 36" Band Saw for cheap
>>>
>>> I need a decision about the saw. I ML256 doesn't want it, it's probably
>>> going to Drake Tech College.
>>>
>>> Some documentation was found, with specs and some blade changing and
>>> adjustment instructions.
>>>
>>> 36" depth
>>> 18" cutting height under blade guide
>>> floorspace 40" x 36"
>>> weight boxed for shipping 2600 lbs.
>>>
>>> If you want it, the free transportation offer still stands for Saturday
>>> but We'll need a crew.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Steve Conklin <steve at conklinhouse.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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