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[...] like they used to”. Indeed, they don’t! Much of this interest has been centered on the products of the Oliver Machinery Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as many believe these were the finest woodworking machines ever built. Accounts of Oliver’s history have been published previously. While much of this information is accurate, newly-discovered evidence of the company’s very early history requires that some revisions be made to the existing record. I had seen old Oliver catalogs and was amazed by the size, features, [...]
by Dana Martin Batory
Reproduced here with the permission of the author. History Joseph W. Oliver was born in Oswego, New York, in 1864 and moved to Grand Rapids in 1878 at the age of 14. He became an apprentice machinist at the Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company and later at Butterworth & Lowe Co., which originally made wood trimmers. The first wood trimmer was made in 1879 at Middletown, Connecticut, and patented by W.R. Fox. A wood trimmer or miter trimmer stands midway between a hand tool and a power machine tool. Hand or foot activated, two razor sharp knives, operating [...]
Oliver Machinery Co. Catalog Study by Chuck Hess, Hess Custom Woodwork Inc. e-mail: hessco@hawaii.rr.com Copyright 2004 © by Chuck Hess. Reproduced here with the permission of the author. The following study of Oliver catalogs was put together over some years, and will be updated as more little mysteries are solved. Number Pages Date Products Comments #16 448 1910 Double arbor saws 60, 64, 90. Rip Saws 11, 148, 145, 45 & 65. Swing saws 97, 36 & 43. Band saws 15, 16, 103 (42”), 35, 17. Oliver Machinery Co. [...]
OLIVER EARLY SERIAL NUMBERS
By Jeff McVey, Copyright 2000
(reproduced here with permission of the author) Oliver Machinery Co. history has always related that the firm started putting serial numbers on their equipment in February of 1907. Early that year, the company was incorporated and moved into their new factory on Clancy Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The organization had been founded, supposedly in 1890, as the American Machinery Co. (AMC). In 1903, probably to avoid confusion with the American Wood-Working Machinery Co., the [...]
[...] Serial Numbers Northfield #4 Table Saw Restoration Threads / Links Northfield Paint Colors
3.20 - Oliver
Early History of the Oliver Machinery Company A Brief history of the Oliver Machinery Company Oliver Machinery Co. Catalog Study Oliver Early Serial Numbers Oliver Serial Numbers Oliver Paint Colors Oliver Shaper Spindle Removal
3.21 Thomas Robinson [...]
[...] Oliver Evans 1755-1819
Oliver Evans had within him the making of a great engineer. He was born near Newport, Del., in 1755 or 1756, of farmer parentage. At fourteen he was apprenticed to a wheelwright, but continued his eager efforts to secure an education by studying by the light of burning shavings after the long work hours were ended. While still an apprentice, the idea came to him [...]
[...] of safety issues, the clamshell style of cutterhead is no longer used by modern manufacturers. Oliver advertisment for their "Safety" cutterhead Safety Issues The problem with a clamshell head is that the knives are directly held in place by the bolt heads. The faster the head spins, the higher the stress on the bolt heads. Hit a knot, and the impact transfers directly to the bolt heads. Now, are the bolts original, never been over-tightened, no stress cracks where the heads meet the stems, made of top-quality steel that was accurately machined and properly heat [...]
[...] Northfield Foundry & Machine Co. 20 140 Northfield Foundry & Machine Co. w/ 6 inch riser 20 152 Oliver Machinery Co. 217d 30 192 Circa March 1972 Oliver Machinery Co. [...]
Doug Westlind wrote: I bought an Oliver table saw about a year ago and the fellow I bought it from had the part number from Sherwin Williams (henceforth known as S-W) for the original green paint. Some phone calls to my local S-W dealer (Portland Oregon) have yielded the following: The paint was made originally at the S-W Granville, MI plant and is no longer stocked. The Portland plant got the formula from Granville and can mix some up for me. The cost will be in the neighborhood of $100/gal plus shipping (they are to get back to me on the final cost). If anyone would [...]
Here is how the tapered spindles on the Oliver 288 and the 287 come apart.
The drawbolt goes all the way through the removable spindle and threads into the mandrel securing the spindle to it. The counter clockwise spindle will have a right hand threaded spindle nut. They also have a right hand threaded spindle draw bolt as shown here;
The clockwise spindle on a 288 will have a left hand spindle nut and a left hand threaded drawbolt. Remove the drawbolt by locking the spindle with the spindle locking pin and turn the drawbolt with a wrench. Once the drawbolt [...]
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After a very brief illness terminating in congestion of the brain, Oliver Smith Kelly, Springfield’s pioneer manufacturer, [...]
This serial number data is from the Serial Number Reference Book for Metalworking Machinery (1959 edition). Serial No. Type Machine Description Date 9000 Lathes Turret & Cut-Off Lathes Late 1919 9500 Lathes Turret & Cut-Off Lathes Late 1921 10000 Lathes Turret & Cut-Off Lathes Early 1929 10500 [...]
[...] 1949 207,600 FEB 1989 36,000 OCT 1928 74,000 FEB 1950 37,000 JUL 1929 75,000 JUL 1950 *OPC= Oliver Products Co. (Food Processing Equipment)
[...] saw): American Baker Brothers Colburn Crescent Famous Fay Fay & Egan Greenlee Hall & Brown Luther Oliver Tannewitz Yates-American You'll note that the Indian Machine advertisement: doesn't seem to make much of the dual arbor feature doesn't claim it is new. The saw seems to have two tables, with one a slider, non-tilting table or arbors, with a tilting rip fence Jeff Joslin added:
I started to reply to this yesterday but it led me down a research rathole and I never finished it. There are a bunch of names that can be added to the above list; the part that slowed [...]
[...] working-beam, the weight of the engine piston and pump plunger being carried by a weighted balance-beam. Oliver Evans introduced the non-condensing high-pressure stationary engine which was the forerunner of most of our modern engines. Cugnot, Stephenson, and others applied the steam-engine to railroads; Stephens, Fitch, Evans, and Fulton, to steamboats. Evans’ Steam-engine
In 1779, Oliver [...]
[...] ISO- 68 SAE- 20 DTE light ISO- 32 SAE- 10 Other recommendations seem less clear. For example, for Oliver machines with open, oil bath bearings, speeds ISO Viscosity Classification System Many petroleum products are graded according to the ISO Viscosity Classification System, approved by the international standards organization (ISO). Each ISO viscosity grade number corresponds to the mid-point of a viscosity range expressed in centistokes(cSt) at 40 deg C. For example, a lubricant with an ISO grade of 32 has a viscosity within the range of 28.8-35.2, the midpoint [...]
[...] processes by American producers. The industry instead turned to Blanchard grinding for surfacing. Even Oliver was grinding like a mad man at the end. Now, more and more, we are seeing large flat bed CNC type grinders similar to the Mattison surface grinder used by Grizzly. Yet several makers in Europe still refuse to give it up; Martin, Hofmann, Knapp, Logosol, etc. The list goes on. The reason is clear – When it comes down to preparing cast iron surfaces for woodworking machines, the planer and its cousin, the metal shaper were/are the cat's meow, at least if you are [...]
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By Chuck Hess I needed to replace tires on a Y20 snowflake. I sort of wanted to crown on Don's Oliver 102 pattern miller again but we had a mandrel issue. The Y20 shafts are 25mm.....so in the spirit of getting the job done today I decided the Oliver [...]
[...] bearing volatiles and can greatly shorten the life of your bearings by drying up the lube. For example, Oliver 299 type one planers use grease zerks for lubricating the bearings. In this case, it’s unreasonable to have oilers in all those bearings with the bed rollers, section infeed rollers, outfeed rollers etc. On type two machines, Oliver [...]
[...] that created Allis-Chalmers. Louis Allis Co. was Mechanical Appliance Co. until 1922. OEM supplier for Oliver. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Milwaukee, WI -1901-1960- Better known as an agricultural equipment maker, but they manufactured motors for many years. Acquired Bullock Electric Manufacturing Co. in 1905. About the same time, GE bought a majority stake in A-C. In 1985, Siemens AG acquired A-C, which now operates as Siemens Energy and Automation. American Electric Motor Co. Milwaukee, WI -1929-1933 Acquired by Cedarburg Manufacturing Co. They had been a [...]
[...] form, which I am unable to address at this time. Maybe some day... In the mean time, visit the Used Oliver Machinery site for further information. By [...]
[...] there are some members who refer to it by this name. These members have a hankering towards larger (Oliver / Tannewitz / Yates-American) saws hence the [...]
[...] Dumore Grinder Using a Foredom Flex Shaft Using an End Mill on a Milling Machine Using a 13,000 lb Oliver Pattern Mill Using a Bench Grinder Discussion [...]
[...] router: 2.503 x .112
Duro overarm pin router: 2.25 x .125
Homecraft 10" bandsaw: 2.500 x .090
Oliver bandsaw and drill press: 2.990 max dia, [...]
[...] accurate enough to help guide a new-user to OWWM purchases. Final example: Bob in PA wants a VS Lathe- Oliver, Powermatic 90, etc. OWMM Bluebook says $400-1500, [...]
[...] (Niles Tool Works) (1920-1958) Baker Brothers (1920-1957) Barber-Colman Co. (1920-1957) Bardons-Oliver (1919-1957) Barnes Drill Co. (1940-1945) [...]
[...] the same motor bearings)
Rollerhead (x4): Original: Fafnir 200KDD15 Replacement: Nachi 81004
Oliver 192 18" Band Saw
Howell Electric Co 1hp [...]
[...] members on matching paint: Atlas Press Co. Craftsman Crescent Machine Company Delta Northfield Oliver Parks Powermatic Walker-Turner The paint [...]