HO Wood Frame Swing Saw

This is one of five HO scale models of the machinery used in the kind of medium sized sawmill that was common throughout the 20th century in communities all over the US and Canada. Such a mill would employ from 10 to 20 men and produce in the order of 10,000 to 20,000 board feet per day of lumber. The five models are the Log Haul-up winch, the No 2 Special Double Cut Headsaw, the Medium Gang Edger, the Roller Tables With Transfer Beams (a set of six) and the Wood Frame Swing Saw. The wheels and mandrels needed to build an overhead belt drive system are offered as well.

This model is patterned after the wood frame swingsaw illustrated in the catalog of the American Sawmill Machinery Company of Hackettstown, N.J. It is used to cut to standard lengths lumber coming from the headsaw and the edger. It should be mounted to a substantial overhead beam and suspended over a roller table with a fence. You will need to install a belt which can be made of dental tape or paper and secured with ACC.

This model is as close to scale as Shapeways technology allows and can only be printed in frosted detail plastic. Detail is finer than most cast metal or plastic models and you will need a jeweller's loupe to see it all. The model is non operating.