Has anyone ever heard of a Livingston bandsaw? My father has had a Livingston bandsaw that is marked 106″ on it’s front. The rear is totally open. Cutting height is about 10″ and the throat is about 16″. He’s had this saw for almost 40 years and bought it from an old woodworker that had owned it for at least 30 years, making it about 70 years old. The blade guides are roller bearings and it’s a very heavy saw.
Alan & Lynette Mikkelsen, Mountain View Farm, est. 1934, Gardens & Fine Woodworking, St. Ignatius, MT
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Here's a link to that saw on OWWM's site. It appears you may be missing the back cover. Nice looking saw..
http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/detail.asp?id=2615
Thanks. My dad's saw has never had a back on it since he got it. I think his looks to be in a bit better shape. He's talking about giving it to me in the near future. I'll stick a 2 hp motor on it. I think he's only got about a 1 hp on it now, but I'm not sure.Alan & Lynette Mikkelsen, Mountain View Farm, est. 1934, Gardens & Fine Woodworking, St. Ignatius, MT
I'd try it with the original motor first, that old motor might surprise you. Most of todays 2hp motors develop rated power right about the time the smoke starts coming out of them.
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