Posted 8 years ago
chainsmoker
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This little saw is pretty awesome. Well manufactured. Fully and sturdy.
Motor powered and plugs in to 110v.
Pully and chain driven.
Can't find any manufacture marks yet. Who made it and in what decade?
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its for cutting metal its like a Kalamazoo saw...home made looks like
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kalamazoo+saw&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=923&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3haaVqeTOAhVGziYKHXwqBsYQsAQIUw
if not home made should be a pattern number on it you can google ...
I know it's not home made. Cast parts. Well built. The small rolling stand is hand made. It's a table top motor powered hack saw.
Also Kalamazoo is a manufacturer not a product. I will look for a patent number
This is a casting kit that was available in the 1970's. I know for a fact because I purchased one and machined it in metal shop class for a project in 1974. It had 2 options. Chain drive or cut the gears. I cut the gears. I entered it in the 1974 Santa Clara County Fair. Won 2nd place and still have the $2 prize check.
chainsmoker and/or machinistrjd, Can you please give me as much information as possible on the sprockets (outside diameter, indside diameter, tooth count), the two shafts (diameter and length), the two pieces of flat stock (length, width, height), the pulley (diameter, width, what belt diameter number), the motor (horsepower, rpm, what the diameter of the pulley is0, how the hacksaw frame attaches to the flat stock above it (what hardware, if there's a sleeve or bushing), what kind of hardware holds the blade in place, and how the blade tensioner connects to the hacksaw frame and with what hardware?
I've been taking a foundry/sand casting class through a local community college for the last year and a half. It's one night a week at a local high school shop class room. They still have a working foundry and offer it through the community college as well as to the high schoolers. I just found buried in a drawer an un-machined set of parts for one of these. A guy that used to go to high school there in the 70s said they used it to make their own castings and machined them. Unfortunately the one guy that he could remember making one died and his things were auctioned off so I don't have any details on the machining and store bought parts. The only piece that's missing of all of the cast parts is the jaw that slides back and forth on the vise. I'd love to make one of these, preferably out of brass and with a high polish and clear coat. Any help you can give me is seriously appreciated more than you could ever know.
As for the one missing piece, I would be more than glad to pay you to ship it to me temporarily and to pay return shipping as well. I could easily make something that would work in its place but I would love to be able to get a casting or multiple made from an original piece. Thank you very very much in advance for any help you can provide.
- John
JohnE86...I just picked up one of these at an auction. From what I can tell, it is only missing the pulley wheel that the motor would connect to. I'll be posting it on ebay soon if you want to take a look at it.
Indy5dad, how can you send me pictures of this power hacksaw? I’m curious. I’d like to see what type/version it is.
JohnE86 - Sorry for the delay. Been a busy week. I don't have an option to post photos here, but I have listed the saw on ebay with a title of "Vintage C.F. Struck Casting Specialties Mechanical Hacksaw Clean Functional NICE". Listing ID 285029246479. My ebay seller id is Indy5Family. If you have trouble finding it, let me know and I can share via email or text.