I was out riding my bicycle in a small country town and did a double-take as
I approached a truck salvage dealer. There in the corner of the parking lot
was the biggest bandsaw I've seen in person. I wonder if it will resaw over
4"? :-)

Bob

Many years ago, I worked for a company that made various things out of
urethane foam. We would buy it in huge "buns" and resaw it to thickness and
shape. Our principal tools were two moving-table bandsaws. Each one had a
sliding table about 6 feet wide and 8 feet long. The horizontal cutting saw
could cut a piece into horizontal layers from 1 inch thick to 36 inches
thick. The vertical cutting saw could cut up to 18 inches thick and 30
inches tall. That was before I became interested in woodworking and I paid
no attention to the manufacturer or other details of the saw. That company
has been gone from the scene now for over 35 years. I often wonder what
happened to those two saws and if they could have been used on wood instead
of urethane foam. Oh, well.
Donald Brown
"Bob" wrote in message
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I was out riding my bicycle in a small country town and did a double-take
as I approached a truck salvage dealer. There in the corner of the parking
lot was the biggest bandsaw I've seen in person. I wonder if it will resaw
over 4"? :-)

Bob

"Bob" wrote in message
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I was out riding my bicycle in a small country town and did a double-take
as I approached a truck salvage dealer. There in the corner of the parking
lot was the biggest bandsaw I've seen in person. I wonder if it will resaw
over 4"? :-)

Bob



Its a Northfield!! It probably weighs a ton. Are you going to rescue it?

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"Bob" wrote in message
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I was out riding my bicycle in a small country town and did a double-take
as I approached a truck salvage dealer. There in the corner of the
parking lot was the biggest bandsaw I've seen in person. I wonder if it
will resaw over 4"? :-)

Bob



Its a Northfield!! It probably weighs a ton. Are you going to rescue it?

Not in this lifetime. I'd have to pour a slab just to support it. :-) I
was just awestruck that something like that would be outside in the weather.
It looked like it had not been that long ago that it was in service.

Bob

I went on holiday to turkey last year and there was a bandsaw just like your
Northfield in the street by a furniture shop and it was being used at the
time.
Health and safety at my place may not allow that in UK.
brian

I was out riding my bicycle in a small country town and did a double-take
as I approached a truck salvage dealer. There in the corner of the
parking lot was the biggest bandsaw I've seen in person. I wonder if it
will resaw over 4"? :-)

Bob



Its a Northfield!! It probably weighs a ton. Are you going to rescue
it?

Not in this lifetime. I'd have to pour a slab just to support it. :-) I
was just awestruck that something like that would be outside in the
weather. It looked like it had not been that long ago that it was in
service.

Bob