Cold saw

[Larry$]

I've never used a cold saw but I'm about to get an old one. A company was closing down part of their operation and a friend found it. Good thing is they will deliver it to my work place, free! I saw it in a dim warehouse yesterday. It runs, very dirty. It is built like a tank. Heavy casting with V ways to move the head straight up & down, Heavy vice. Coolant system. Steel cabinet base. Stop rod. 3 phase.
Plan to go over it an make sure it is worth the clean & check it needs.
I'll probably get carried away and do a good paint job.

 

[MrCrankyface]

Sounds like this thread needs more pictures!
Also sounds like a beast of a machine!

 

[brino]

"watching" this thread!
-brino

 

[NortonDommi]

Pictures please!

 

[Larry$]

It was delivered. Ultra dirty. I tried cleaning it but could just get the surface gunk off. Went over it and cleaned the chip tray/reservoir and pump of a solid mass of chips and goop. The gear box drain plug was loose, little or no oil still in it. Fixed a few things and got it filled with oil and hooked to power. Runs smooth and quiet. Cut some steel and aluminum w/o coolant. Very smooth cuts. The blade is designed to rotate in the opposite direction from a woodworking saw. Toward the vice rather than toward the fence. 275mm, 2.5mm, 180T HSS blade. No set, hollow ground like a slitting saw. The switch is on the operating lever which can be set to different positions just buy moving it sideways. The head moves up & down on cast iron dovetail ways. There is a manual pump to lube the ways. The table rotates for angle cuts. The vice is geared slow with lots of holding power to resist the force of the blade. The motor is Italian, 2 speed, 3 phase. There is no machine manufacturers name. A previous owner's name is etched on it. I'm guessing it is at lest 50 years old. It will be a nice addition to my tool collection. Still want to clean and do a professional looking paint job. Price was right, free.

 

[Larry$]

Additional information: It came with a spare, sharp blade and 3 blocks to fit the vice and hold round work. (on pallet in photo) I'm guessing to prevent the blade from rolling the work up the vice face. There is a stop on a rod for mounting to the right side. The cabinet is just an empty box. The photo shows the dovetail ways and the rack for moving the head. The base is a heavy casting.

 

[NortonDommi]

Nice looking saw.

The blade is designed to rotate in the opposite direction from a woodworking saw. Toward the vice rather than toward the fence.

Does this mean chips are thrown towards the operator? If it does I would suggest reversing the rotation. I have a CS 315 and the blade rotates clockwise viewed from the left.

 

[matthewsx]

Could be a Dake/MEP

https://www.sterlingmachinery.com/media/brochures1/file/dake-mep-cold-saws-brochure.pdf

John

 

[Larry$]

Could be a Dake/MEP

https://www.sterlingmachinery.com/media/brochures1/file/dake-mep-cold-saws-brochure.pdf

John

My saw shares many of the design details with the Drake Tiger line. In particular the dovetail column, operating lever looks like it has the same move sideways ratcheting and the vice. Speaking of the vice, I can see two hoses connecting to the bottom of the vice gearing. Oil lines? My vice has two plugs in the same locations and there were two plastic oil lines laying in the cabinet and two additional connection points on the oiler, not being used. That vice gear housing and handle is very much the same.
Thanks for the help.
Norton, The blade rotation is slow enough that chips are not thrown @ the operator. Also if small end cuts are made those will be pushed away from the fence rather than getting bound up. The vice only holds the stock on one side of the blade.

 

[matthewsx]

Mine is much smaller which suits my space just fine. It's an MEP, no mention of Dake but that's the only thing I've found that seems right. You'll be very happy you got it once you get it cleaned up and functional. Mine had an oiling system too but I just use a squirt bottle with oil in it, I'm not doing production work so no real need for flood coolant yet.

John