Photo Index - Beaver Power Tools, Callander Foundry - 2200

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Beaver Power Tools, Callander Foundry
Guelph, ON

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Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	8"
Submitted By:	Rob Anderson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	2200
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:	5449
Last Updated	12/30/2008 3:47:28 PM

Comments:

OK, a month or so ago, I stuck my foot way down my throat by insisting that this little Beaver 8" tablesaw was a re-badged Sutton, based on a photo submitted of same. Hadn't noticed that the Sutton was a 10" machine; oops. Its actually a Callander.

I acquired this machine by chance, when I stopped by a local cabinet shop to look at a beat Beaver 5200 that had parts I could use for my 3200 restoration. The owner pointed out the smaller 2200 as an after thought, telling me he had bought it as a job-site saw because of it's size, but it turned out to be too heavy to hump around. It had been hiding under a lean-to beside the shop, totally covered by bushes. To make a long story short I offered him $60 for the pair and came away with two new saws, and one new project. He was right about the weight, this little guy was a pill to put in the back of the car, and there was no motor or mount.

To give you an idea of scale, the pictures are taken with the Beaver sitting on top of a Delta 34-500 8" saw, a small saw itself.

Very sturdily built, with cast table, innards, cabinet corners, and base ring. Sheet steel cabinet sides on 3 sides, using very heavy gauge steel, and a cast aluminum tilt angle scale. Missing the fence, miter gauge and motor mount. I've never seen another one like it, so it might be challenging to find parts. I will pretty up what I have so far and wait patiently for the parts machine to show up.

If anyone has any further information about this saw, like dirty paper, or knows where I might find the afore-mentioned parts, please contact me. (Usual desperate words of last chance optimism)

Update: Received an offer of a motor mount assembly from a fellow OWWMer who had a saw he wasn't going to keep. While trying to figure out what parts I needed, I realized that two of the mounting points had been broken off. This can be see in the second picture where one of the 2 tabs extending from the base ring and the upper mount that is part of the LR corner casting are both broken. It looks as if the saw had been dropped on its motor, breaking the mountings and rendering it useless, which probably explains why it was found in the cabinet shop bone yard.

The parts were shipped to my house where they waited for me to come home from Africa. When I did, I halled the parts back to my shop for a little iron play like a kid with a new toy. Cleaned up and fitted the motor mount assembly to see how it works. A strange but cool setup where the motor mount slides side to side along shafts, driven by the fork which is itself driven by a linkage from the tilt mechanism. The motor doesn't tilt with the arbor, so the belt has to twist. I never got to see this in action with a belt so I'm still a bit dubious about it. Did a little strip-down and cleaning to free up the mechanism and pretty up the cabinet without painting anything or cleaning the oxidation from the table. Started to mount up an old Delta motor but ran out of time, so it's off to Africa again till next year. Have included some progress pictures for interest sake.

Photo 1:

Comments: Front right, in all its corroded magnificence
Source: Me and my Cannon A25

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Photo 2:

Comments: The back, and the missing motor mount. That's an 8" blade in there folks!
Source: Me and my Cannon A25

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Photo 3:

Comments: Close up weird sliding motor mount from above.
Source: Lil ol Me

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Comments: motor mount showing the fork and bottom shaft. The mount moves back and forth horizontaly.
Source: Me and my Canon 400D

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Photo 5:

Comments: Looking a bit better now, motor is only mocked up.
Source: Me and my Canon 400D

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Photo 6:

Comments: Full frontal after cleaning. The paint isn't too bad here but the new ring has rust that will eventually have to be sorted out.
Source: Me and my Canon 400D

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