Just picked this up today. 26" Crescent band saw, dating back to probably the '30s or '40s. I've yet to really do the research on this particular one. I'm almost thinking all the guards were added on later, and from the factory, everything was open, as many of the early crescents were. Obviously, the blade welder is an add on. It stands about 6 and a half feet tall. I'm estimating the weight between 800 and 1000 pounds.
It started life as a woodworking saw (industrial grade, of course), but somewhere in life, it was converted to metal, by use of the 60:1 gear reducer. It's not uncommon to do that - I'm currently using a '50s Delta 14 inch, with a 30:1 reducer for metal cutting - the older woodworking saws are stout enough to take the extra strain the metal gives them. Currently set up with a 3 phase motor, and I lack 3 phase power here at the house, but because it has a 60:1 gear drive, not much motor is needed. I'll just take the 1/2 hp 3 phase motor off, and put either the 3/4 hp Baldor, or the 1 1/2 hp GE 230v single phase motors I have on it.
It started life as a woodworking saw (industrial grade, of course), but somewhere in life, it was converted to metal, by use of the 60:1 gear reducer. It's not uncommon to do that - I'm currently using a '50s Delta 14 inch, with a 30:1 reducer for metal cutting - the older woodworking saws are stout enough to take the extra strain the metal gives them. Currently set up with a 3 phase motor, and I lack 3 phase power here at the house, but because it has a 60:1 gear drive, not much motor is needed. I'll just take the 1/2 hp 3 phase motor off, and put either the 3/4 hp Baldor, or the 1 1/2 hp GE 230v single phase motors I have on it.