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The machine in question is my Yates American Y-30 Snowflake Bandsaw. I had been using this saw as you see it on the trailer for a number of years. It only needed a set of guides and I had it running as my primary resaw. I ended up buying a big Wadkin PBR earlier this […]

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From guideless to aimless to misguided

So… Let’s say it’s Sunday afternoon in late October. You’ve just spent two days cleaning up your American Sawmill Machinery 30″ bandsaw. The whole machine is back together and looking very smart. But wait… Where is the upper guide block? You tear through the entire shop trying to figure out where you squirelled the damn […]

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On January 29th, 2008, Joe R. Pyle hosted the liquidation of Cherry Valley Furniture in Richwood, West Virginia The shop consisted of a variety of machinery ranging in age from the early 1900’s to 2004. The plant had been shuttered for approximately two years before the auction took place. The sale was ordered by the USDA who was the lienholder on all of the machinery and the building.

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