Look what followed me home this morning

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JRHall
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Look what followed me home this morning

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Delta 20" band saw with the original 1 HP motor.
As far as I can tell, it was built prior to 1952 and weighs a ton.
And, yes, it won't fit through the garage door standing up. :shock:
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How many friends does it take to load up a saw Nice score
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Darryl Young
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Very nice!
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Almost a birthyear bandsaw
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BEJ
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Re: Look what followed me home this morning

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Nice, seems like old cast iron weighs more than the new stuff.
JRHall
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I hadn't thought about it, but this is one of the earliest all welded steel frame bandsaws.

Even the wheels are aluminum.

Still weighs almost 500 pounds when it's all assembled.
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Now THATS a bandsaw! Nice haul, JRHall........
I bet that baby will resaw.

Kevin
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I'm a little surprised it originally came with a 1 HP motor. Do you plan to upgrade the motor?
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JRHall
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I'm going to try it with the original Delta RA motor, these are very well reviewed. If it doesn't have enough power I'll start looking for a replacement. I could probably get as much out of the old Delta motor as a new 2 HP would cost.
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I think that's mine. It wandered off a couple days ago . Thanks for taking it in, I be down shortly to retrieve it:)
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