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

Fri Jun 14 12:08:41 CDT 2013

Rats.  My door is right at 6 feet.  That is the only trailer I have.

David

Steve Conklin wrote:
> 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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