Tool Identifications Required

[The Bear]

Hi

My friends father died a couple of years ago and was a keen woodworker. Due to family reasons they are only just getting round to the question of what to do with his tools. I have been lucky enough to have been offered my pick of these as they want them to go to someone who will value and respect them. Simon has sent me a disc of photos as the workshop is in Norfolk and I'm in Surrey. I dont have masses of spare space so need to decide carefully what I can use. I need help identifying some of the tools. Ie make/model and also do you have an opinion on how good they are. Some I already know I dont have space for but am asking questions so I can pass the info on to Simon I should point out these are not for sale. I do not know what Simon will do with them if I dont take them but will in the future offer to help him find them new homes.

Number 1
Wet and dry bench grinder. Burgess?

Number 2
Kity bandsaw, what model? Reputation, capacity etc?

Number 3
Planer thicknesser

Number 4
Emcostar bandsaw. Also the saw behind as thats the only photo I have of that

I will post some others up another time

Any ideas guys?

Mark

 

[The Bear]

Ok so abit of research shows the circular saw behind the Emcostar is actually part of it

Mark

 

[marcros]

looks like the kity 413. If you do a search on the forum, there was a good thread by condeesteso on the refurb of one. Capacity IIRC some 4".

 

[Benchwayze]

The Emco was a sort of Combination Woodworking machine. You can fit sanding belts in place of the bandsaw blades for a start, and you should find spigots somewhere on the bandsaw body for attaching other bits and pieces. The colour is your best clue of course, but exactly how the pieces fit is something you must work out by looking at the ends of the drive shafts and see if they match any holes or spigots on the bandsaw.

The bandsaw should also fold over, so you can use it in different positions for the various functions. The planer should fit, and as you can see, the circular saw is fitted already. I'd say given a general tidy up, and a new saw blade, and you'll be 'golden'. A nice bit of kit for its day, which should pay for itself no problem.

I think the Kity, is just a bandsaw, that goes along with their combination machines and other bits of machinery they produced.

The Emco is different and it was in the 1960s/70s that they were in vogue, if memory serves me correctly. As you have photographed the Emco, it is in the position you would use a sanding belt, which runs across the top, for flat sanding. The disc sander is obvious, and it might be that the disc is removable, so you can drive the other attachments. It's a long time since I saw one, that an old friend had!

The planer, could be a separate machine, or it could be an attachment for the Emco, that has been converted into a free standing machine, by connecting it to a motor. Something I have considered doing with the planer attachment from my Coronet lathe-based combo-machine.




HTH

 

[The Bear]

Thanks guys help appreciated

I have now found a vid on you tube showing all the fuctions of the Emco. I think you are right I think the P/T is off the Emco now I've seen the whole machine on you tube. That and the motor being a different colour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccaX39yF3G0

Anyone know anything about the grinder?

Mark

 

[Carlow52]

the wet and dry grinder is a useful piece of kit if you don't have one. given the age it might have a non standard bore

The rolls royce wet grinders include the Tormex brand, the on in the foto could be a precursor of the current SIP/Record/Draper models from 谁知道
With a pair of goggles and maybe a cover to shield the one not in use then happy days

 

[dickm]

Don't THINK the planer was part of the EmcoStar Universal, but could be wrong. And if you have the space, having it already set up with its own motor would be handier than having to faff around changing drive between different units on the Star.

 

[doorframe]

Some nice tools there. If it were me getting the 'pick', it would have to be the wet / dry grinder, if only to enjoy using the (what look like) home made tool rests. They are a personal touch by your friends father. A lot of my tooling and accessories are home made, and I'd like to think some of my effort will still be appreciated when I'm gone. Whenever I pick up a tool that belonged to my father, or use something that he made, I get a sad but warm feeling, and remember what a clever man he was.

Just my thoughts.

Roy