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   RickL | Dec 08, 2005 03:27pm | #1

   It's Boice Crane. The saw I believe is left tilt. http://www.owwm.com will have some info on them. Their 12" planer was as heavy as it gets for that size. The jointers had sheet metal tables. Similar in a way to Delta but never had the sales numbers. 

   GOTHENBERG
   308-537-3616
   BOICE-CRANE PARTS

   Not sure if they still sell parts but until a few years ago they were the guys.

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   Napie | Dec 09, 2005 03:55am | #3

   I have a 6" long bed, (60"),  B-C jointer.  The tables are not sheetmetal, but are fabricated from heavy plate stock surface ground very smooth.  It also has a 3/4 HP direct drive 120V single phase motor and a four knife cutter head, very smooth and quiet.  I use it only for edge jointing, it's great.

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   turff49 | Dec 11, 2005 09:37pm | #4

   Yep, I've got the 10" 2500 MonoMaster by Boice Crane. It's an excellent saw. The 3/4 arbor is short though and will not accept a dado. Keep this in mind when you purchase. Of course you could change out the arbor or add an adaptor to it. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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   shopteacher | Dec 09, 2005 02:30am | #2

   I have the 12" planer by Boice-Crane.  It was made in 1939 and is still a great machine.  Its unbelievably heavy and works well.

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   KathleenFasanella | Dec 12, 2005 01:37am | #5

   My first power tool was a jointer tablesaw combo by Boice Crane.
   As the operator faces the saw,the 6" jointer is to the left. Both saw and jointer was powered by a double shafted motor.The left end powered the jointer,the right end,the saw. The saw pulley was mounted on a sliding bushing on the motor.As the saw tilted,the rolling pulley moved along the bushing to accomodate the twist in the belt.

   The fence on the jointer tilted its top edge back tward the saw.Therefore only relatively narrow stock could be bevel jointed,as any material wider than about 8" would jam against the saw table.

   Both machines were of cast iron construction and were smooth running machines.Of necessity,both machines ran at the same time.Both were mounted on a steel roller base so as to allow moving around in a small shop. As I remember,I had to use wood wedges when I wanted to use the equipment,to immobolize the rollers.

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   Edited 12/11/2005 5:44 pm by patternmaker

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   woodenfish3 | Dec 12, 2005 05:04am | #6

   Thanks, it turned out that this saw is not the cabinet saw but the model with straight exposed legs.