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Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - 2beast - 12-27-2019
I had sworn I was done buying bandsaws and this one showed up a few miles from me.
Racine Tool and Machinery 14" saw.
Hope to go through it soon and get it into my shop.
It was just too cool to pass up!
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RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - captjack - 12-27-2019
I was born and raised in Racine Wi. nice find for sure
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - EdL - 12-27-2019
The cool factor on those is over the top......
Ed
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - R Clark - 12-28-2019
Until you posted, I had never seen one of these saws.
When you get a chance, please post more detailed pics. I find myself staring at the cover on the top wheel. The cool retro look has me mesmerized...
I'm not a "collector"... I don't buy multiples of the same tools; just not wired that way, I guess. But, I could see me getting sucked into buying a machine like that!
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - Big Dave - 12-28-2019
I would have bought that, too...
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - mstens - 12-28-2019
Yep, I'd even sell my current bandsaw to buy that. The old tools, man if nothing else they sure look COOL
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - shoottmx - 12-28-2019
Wow! I'm no old iron guy but that is totally freakin' awesome.
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RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - Tapper - 12-29-2019
Looks like a real nice old classic beauty - nice find! Love those covers.
Doug
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - lkomroff - 12-30-2019
I would love to have one of those even if I would need a garage stretcher.
Larry
RE: Racine Tool and Machine bandsaw - diver7967 - 03-01-2020
I've got one of these saws too. There should be a serial number on the table in the form of X###. Let me know what it is, I'm trying to track all these saws that I can so I can figure out a way of hopefully dating them better. It is known that they started in the early 1920s (like 1922) from advertisements I've found all the way up into the 1940s I believe (final saw had solid aluminum wheels (no spokes) and solid cast covers (no snowflake).
From what I can tell yours probably late 1920s/1930s. The first models didn't have the U shape cutout like yours has on the upper guide part of the frame for more clearance.