Photo Index - Walker-Turner Co., Inc. - BN1125 16" wood-cutting band saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	16"
Submitted By:	S Vick

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	BN1125 16" wood-cutting band saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1938
Serial Number:	pre-serial number era (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	6/6/2017 2:52:17 AM

Comments:

I saw this for sale on Craigslist. I went to evaluate it. It was really rough looking. The seller was asking $350. When he wouldn't come down, I left without it. I couldn't stop second guessing my decision. When I called back, he said he had a 2nd party interested and he wouldn't take less. I ended up buying it for the $350 asking price.

It's the oldest & roughest machine I've owned and restored. I had to make repairs to the wheel guards, fabricate a blade guard, find an original fence, make a fence rail, find upper blade guide casting, etc. This is in addition to the usual stripping of 6 layers of paint, cleaning, cleaning, bearing replacement, tire replacement, etc. I also designed and fabricated a new tension screw and spring mechanism that allows modern die springs to be used to achieve proper tension (15,000 psi) for up to a 3/4" wide blade.

I also fabricated replica louvered panels for the cast iron base, and I designed and created an adjustable motor mount to hold the motor inside the base (even though I know this isn't how it was originally, I felt the gain in practicality was worth the modification).

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Comments: Front, 1938 Walker-Turner BN1125 16" band saw for cutting wood
Source: S. Vick

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Comments: Rear, 1938 Walker-Turner BN1125 16" band saw for cutting wood
Source: S. Vick

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Comments: Shop-made blade guard, 1938 Walker-Turner BN1125 16" band saw
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Comments: CL ad photo, 1938 Walker-Turner BN1125 16" band saw
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Comments: Bringing home the 1938 Walker-Turner BN1125 16" band saw
Source: S. Vick

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Comments: Redesigned tension screw and spring
Source: S. Vick

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