Atlas Vertical Band Saw

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Chazz:
Just guessing, but is it possible, from the Serial number, it was made in the 7th month of 1944? :scratch:

Cheers,
Chazz

DaveH:
Chazz,

Good guess - sadly no cigar this time. :(

Almost a certainly built after 1952 before that it would have been a Power King brand.

:beer:

DaveH

75Plus:

--- Quote from: DaveH on July 27, 2011, 03:06:32 PM ---Chazz,

Good guess - sadly no cigar this time. :(

Almost a certainly built after 1952 before that it would have been a Power King brand.

:beer:

DaveH

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Dave,

The instruction sheet for the 912 band saw has a publication date of May, 1950. That publication shows both Atlas and Power King badges so it appears that they were offering both brands at that time. That said I can find NO correlation between the serial number and the year of manufacture.

Joe

DaveH:
Joe,

Thanks for the correction. :doh:

I read something (somewhere) and probably got it wrong.

It would be nice to know when it was made, even just the year.

:beer:
DaveH

Chuck in E. TN:
I have the same saw. I purchased it off of Craigs List for way too much. It was a mess, had been used to butcher venison and was caked with hair and fat. I wanted it to cut metal.
I spent several hours cleaning it up. I went to the trouble of building a jack shaft to get the speed down. Only problem was, I couldn't find a local source of blades, and am not equiped to make ny own from bulk stock.
I like the idea of using a 4x6 saw gearbox to run it
I have since aquired a good used 4x6 saw, and should probably sell it.

Chuck in E. TN

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