Band Resawing Machine
All Resolutions
Description:
Side view of a band-resawing machine housed in a curved cast-iron frame. Two large, multi-spoked wheels are mounted at the upper and lower extremities, guiding a continuous band blade through the vertical cutting plane. A flat work table spans the frame at mid-height, while a mechanical feed assembly with vertical rollers extends to the right. The following details are provided by the catalog description:
The accompanying illustration is a correct representation of our No. 4 Band Saw with power feeding mechanism, intended for light re-sawing, such as panel and box work, also for curve sawing. The column is from our largest pattern, and is designed to take on saws to two inches in width.
The wheels are both of cast iron, and of large diameter; their surfaces are covered with rubber to give elasticity under the contact of the saw blade. The upper wheel is arranged to raise and lower for variations in lengths of blades, and has the weighted lever attachment for compensating for changes in lengths from various causes. [...]
The vertical guide bar is provided with the retracting spring for counterbalancing its weight, and an additional arrangement for raising the guide out of the range of all work that will pass under the raising hand wheel. The patent friction roller guides arranged to guide from the teeth can be applied to this machine when desired.
The feed works for re-sawing are mounted on a table, and consist of two feed rollers strongly geared and provided with changes of feed. There is also a graduated friction face plate, which is controlled by a lever, the guide plate is adjustable by a hand wheel for the thickness to be cut, and the feeding rollers are adjustable to and from the guide plate.
