Starrett Bandsaw

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JohnMartin

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• Jan 12, 2023

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Has anyone ever come across a Starrett bandsaw - either on paper or in the flesh? I'm not talking about the blades, but about an actual bandsaw machine. Many years ago, my late father-in-law told me that they had at one time made one. Can't recall if it was a vertical or a horizontal. I've never come across a reference to one.

 

Maltesehunter

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• Jan 12, 2023

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I know Starrett made a hacksaw, but never heard of their band saws. The hacksaws are quite rare. Jake

 

JST

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St Louis

• Jan 12, 2023

• #3

Maltesehunter said:

I know Starrett made a hacksaw, but never heard of their band saws. The hacksaws are quite rare. Jake

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Rare? I've seen a number of them, and have one somewhere, if I have not tossed it in the scrap yet.

As a hacksaw, it's not very good IMO.

 

Maltesehunter

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• Jan 12, 2023

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JST said:

Rare? I've seen a number of them, and have one somewhere, if I have not tossed it in the scrap yet.

As a hacksaw, it's not very good IMO.

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No, I meant power hacksaw, not a manual hacksaw...

 

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TomBoctou

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Boston, MA, USA

• Jan 12, 2023

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I ran across a Starrett power hacksaw a few years ago. It looked like a nice machine but vibrated a lot. I might bring home a used Starrett kleenex (apologies to the trademark pedants) just because it says Starrett, but I didn't feel the need to own that saw for free.

 

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99Panhard

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Smithfield, Rhode Island

• Jan 12, 2023

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Well...I've been using my Starrett power hacksaw for at least 20 years and it survived 10 years outdoors before I cleaned it up. I haven't noticed any vibration but over a few months it will "walk" a bit and I have to push it back into place.

 

cyanidekid

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• Jan 12, 2023

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99Panhard said:

Well...I've been using my Starrett power hacksaw for at least 20 years and it survived 10 years outdoors before I cleaned it up. I haven't noticed any vibration but over a few months it will "walk" a bit and I have to push it back into place.

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photo please?

 

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99Panhard

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• Jan 12, 2023

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This is the best I can do at the moment. I'm in the midst of setting up a replacement computer, moving files from the backup disc etc...

I paid $75 for this on someone's front lawn in Central Falls, RI about 35 years ago. Since then it has been in three or four places, including my back yard for about 10 years. It was just about rusted solid when I started on it again but every single screw & bolt came out without any problem. I took it apart, cleaned it up, painted it and have used it almost daily for the last 12 or 14 years.

 

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RCPDesigns

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• Friday at 11:56 AM

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Joe does the Starrett lift the blade on the forward stroke? My Racine does that and it is pretty cool to see it.

 

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99Panhard

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• Friday at 8:40 PM

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If I remember correctly it cuts on the forward stroke and lifts the blade on the backward stroke...unless I've been putting the blade in backwards all these years!

 

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moonlight machine

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marysville ohio

• Sunday at 7:17 PM

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99Panhard said:

If I remember correctly it cuts on the forward stroke and lifts the blade on the backward stroke...unless I've been putting the blade in backwards all these years!

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You should be cutting that angle with the open side down and the corner up.