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Syracuse Sander Manufacturing Co.
Syracuse, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	20"
Submitted By:	James Huston

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	BS band saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1918-1922
Serial Number:	122
Last Updated	1/14/2018 7:05:37 PM

Comments:

This band saw was pointed out to me by fellow OWWM'er Bill Richardson,whose eagle eye for all things Porter cable has benefited me many times before. This beautiful band saw is actually the precursor to the later P.C. saw ( the BS, BS-2 and BS-7). The Syracuse differs chiefly in mounting the motor to the outside of the main casting, rather than the more streamlined internal mounts of the later saws.The original drive mechanism for this saw was a silent chain running in a cast iron guard, all of which was missing on this machine. I found a 1 hp RI Master motor of similar period and mounted it to a tilting tension plate. This saw retains its original mahogany auxiliary table; the wooden side guard and sheet metal guard mounted to the upper guide arm were reproduced from ad copy. I took the opportunity to incorporate wheel brushes into the wooden guard brackets, but the saw is otherwise fairly accurate to how it left the factory.The guides may have been proprietary , but bear some resemblance to Black Diamond guides. Like the sanders, the band saw sports a massive table trunnion adjusted by a geared knob and tightened with a captive wrench.
the Syracuse was more or less right from the beginning, and should have been more popular by all rights. It replaces my 14" and 20" Delta band saws, packing a great deal of resaw capacity in an envelope smaller than just about any other 20" saw. Being virtually all castings, it is very quiet and cuts like the proverbial hot knife, having recently cut out four 6" white oak legs about as fast as I could run them past the blade.

I never thought I'd find a band saw I liked better than my beloved '47 Delta 14" W/M; I was definitely proven wrong.

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Comments: The Syracuse holding court
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Comments: tag and blade size
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Comments: table tilt the Syracuse way
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