“The Standard” high speed power hacksaw

One must realize that there is a difference between BRASS and BRONZE; bronze is a copper/tin alloy and is a good deal stronger than brass, a copper/ zinc alloy, and can be a good deal stronger than cast iron, especially in tension. the only thing better for that connecting rod would have been steel.
 
As requested, I am attaching a video showing “The Standard” saw in operation. The metal being cut is a 5” round that is a steel alloy of cromium/vanadium ( I think). The adjustment for rate of decent and strokes per minute may need further attention, but the saw is cutting! The round was originally about 6ft long and just too heavy to manipulate, plus a 10” long piece would be suffice to for 90% of my projects, so I cut the 6’ stick into three pieces.

The first video is the saw in action. The second video was a poor attempt to show the eccentric bearing moving the fulcrum against the lever (shown in the picture of a previous post). The bearing moves the piece with the notch, up and down, while the piece that has a point on it pinches at the bottom of the movement and releases the notched piece at the top allowing the fall for the next stroke. At least that is how I think it operates. I would really appreciate Anyone with information on this saw to let me know any details.
 
Flightmap said:
As requested, I am attaching a video showing “The Standard” saw in operation. The metal being cut is a 5” round that is a steel alloy of cromium/vanadium ( I think). The adjustment for rate of decent and strokes per minute may need further attention, but the saw is cutting! The round was originally about 6ft long and just too heavy to manipulate, plus a 10” long piece would be suffice to for 90% of my projects, so I cut the 6’ stick into three pieces.
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I think you forgot the video, I'm not seeing anything here.

-frank
 
I took a 51 second video but the server said it was too big. Posted another video ( 25 seconds) that looked like it went as an attachment: apparently not so. Suggestions? I’m not very knowledgeable in editing/manipulating videos...or pics for that matter.
 
You could create a folder for yourself in the Member Videos section here -- it's in the tab up at the top called Video Library. Pretty easy to set up the folder (there's instructions to walk you through) and then once the folder is active you just drop the videos in there. It's pretty seamless, at least I had no troubles with it and I'm no special techie at all. As for the videos themselves, those durations shouldn't be a problem and there's no special editing required. I have a few up there and I just took them on my iPhone -- nothing special that I can see.

-frank
 
Thats an amazing tool, you must be so happy you choose to get it
 
Yes, the design is unique and in my experience, effective. I need to get it to some one who would like to use it ( I have my saw ). Thinking about donating it t9 a working museum?
 
You have a Rodgers Power Hacksaw, rebranded as The Standard. I own the same machine. More info is over at Vintage Machinery.
Here are pics of the blade tensioner.

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Thank you so much. Didn’t think about re-branding (especially with the machine tag I showed). Interesting both were in Los Angeles. Now to find a manual!
 
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