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In my humble opinion, Oliver machinery is simply the highest grade equipment ever made for woodworking. We invite you look over a catalog study I've put together for out of print catalogs of this wonderful line of equipment.

Vintage Oliver machinery catalog study
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Acrobat PDF file - please note this is copyrighted by Chuck Hess. 2004 - 2008 ©

For original Oliver Machinery replacement parts 
contact Rich Fink at Eagle Machinery & Repair
@       www.eaglemachinery-repair.com
One of my favorite sites for Old Wood Working Machines is www.owwm.com  And the OWWM discussion forum is www.owwm.org
     
Only the machines at the top of the list are available for purchase, the rest of them are my production machinery.  Please call Chuck @ 828-777-2429 for details.
     
   
  Yates American Y36 "Snowflake" 36" Bandsaw, 1940. Fully restored and gorgeous!  Available with DC motor drive feeder.  Nicest saw in America!  
     
   
  Oliver #116-D Bandsaw.  This is a very nice 1953 model with a 690 RPM, 5 HP "pancake" motor; what a great motor design on these!  That and the tapered shafts make a very smooth running saw.  This one also has the uber cool target on the door.  A really clean and ready to go saw.  
     
   
  Northfield 36" Band Saw.  This one is a factory belt drive saw running at 690 RPMs, which is a real nice speed for resawing.  We have tuned her up and she is a smooth runner with newly crowned tires and Black Diamond guides. Serial # 611676-F.  Good saw for a bargain price!  
     
   
  Oliver Model #190 Universal Scroll Sander, 1956.  Fully restored and ready to go; comes with 1" sanding form and new belt.  Cool little machines for detail sanding.  
     
   
  Maka DB 5 Horizontal Mortiser, comes with 118 Knives, Manual, and heavy duty custom made mobile base.  The mortiser is currently wired 240 volts, 3 Phase.  These are very cool machines that cut extremely clean mortises.  Makas are high quality German built machines.  The mortiser has original paint and looks really good.  It has a very nice fence, compared to some I've seen, complete with stop rods for repetitive cutting.  It has 2 vertical pneumatic hold downs and 1 horizontal pneumatic holdover.  
     
     
     
     
   
   
  SOLD - 1936 Oliver #217 30" Band Saw.  This saw is already sold, completed and delivered to the new owner in June of '08.  The photos above show the finished saw, the restoration turned out stunning!  Click on these links to see the restoration process.                          

Part #1 = http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=38166                      Part #2 = http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=38385                          Part #3 = http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=38842                     Part #4 = http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=39447                     Part #5 = http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=39872

 

 
The following machines are my production equipment and they are not for sale. 
     
     
     
   
  Yates American Y20 "Snowflake" 20" Bandsaw, 1938.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #51-B Patternmaker's Speed Lathe, 50s vintage.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #159 Patternmaker's Speed Lathe, 60s vintage.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #88-D 18” Table Saw, 1968.  
   
   
  Oliver Model #260-D Dual Arbor Table Saw, 1942.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #232 Table Saw, 1968.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #299-D 24” Planer with Insert Tooth Cutter Head, 1942.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #12-B 20” Patternmaker's Jointer with grinder setup, 1956.   
     
   
  Oliver Model #92-D Power Feed Hollow Chisel Mortiser, 1956.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #287-T Spindle Shaper, 40s vintage.  
     
   
  Oliver Model #288-T Double Spindle Shaper, 1958.  
     
Oliver Model #381-D Oscillating Spindle Sander, 2 Speed, 1957.
   
 
  Oliver Model # 182-DB Disk and Belt Sander Combo, 1968.
   
 
  Ekstrom Carlson Model #123 Scroll Sander.
   
 
  Oliver Model #125-D Single End Tenoner, Tilting Bed, 1951.
   
 
  Oliver Model #190 Universal Scroll Sander, 1967.
   
 
  Oliver Model #144 Jointer, 1926.  This was a gift to my boys from a friend of mine.  Restored by them with a little help from me.
   
 
  Oliver Model #191 Table Saw, 1937.
   
 
  Rye (English) H2 Double Slot Mortiser.  Serial 337, 1962. 
   
 
  Baldor 10" Pedestal Grinder.  Setup for grinding turning tools.
   
  Below are a few of our old machines that we no longer own.
   
   
   
 
  SOLD - Yates American Y20 "Snowflake" 20" Band Saw.  Tilting Table and Foot Brake.  Serial # B-13717, about 1939. 
   
 
  SOLD- 1975 Oliver #416-D 36" Band Saw.
   
 
  SOLD - Oliver Model # 192, 18" Band Saw, 1924 vintage.
   
 
  SOLD - Oliver "Type B", 38” Bandsaw, 1907 vintage.
   
 
  Sold - Northfield 36" Deluxe Bandsaw.
   
 
  SOLD - Oliver Model #88-DX Table Saw, 1942 Vintage.
   
 
  SOLD - Ekstrom Carlson Straight Line Rip Saw,  1958. 
   
 
  SOLD - Ekstrom Carlson #434 Router.  Really nice condition 5hp EC router. 
   
 
  SOLD - Oliver #299-D 24" Planer, Straight Knife Cutterhead with Grinder, Serial # 84806, 1954. 
   
 
  SOLD - 1942 Oliver #66 Heavy Gap Pattern Maker's Lathe.  8 1/2' centers & 48" swing with the gap open, pattern maker's carriage and compound, rare auxiliary cross slide, 2 speed 5 HP motor for 16 speeds and comes with several rare Oliver accessories.  Ready for a total restoration for a discerning collector.  They don't make 'em like this anymore, this will be a stunning machine!  The curve of that casting will make an impressive lathe.
   
 
  Sold - Oliver Van 1987 vintage.

 

       
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