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Post by beefjello on Sept 13, 2008 21:37:02 GMT -5
Hey folks, has anyone ever seen (owned, used) one of these before?    I'm having a hard time finding any info on it. Pretty cool old set up, 16" with a hose hook up underneath the reservoir that directs the fluid to the side of the blade. There's a pulley and tip weights for the feed, and a set up on the side that apparently takes a polishing wheel. It's all cast and HEAVY. Good motor, and though the blade needs replaced it spins true and quiet. I picked it up along with a few hundred pounds of agate, jasper, pet wood, etc for under $200!  I'm flying out to Little Rock in the morning and won't have a chance to look through everything until next weekend  So, y'all ever seen a saw like this?  |
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Sept 13, 2008 23:45:43 GMT -5
Post by Woodyrock on Sept 13, 2008 23:45:43 GMT -5
Nelson built quite a wide range of lapidary machines in the sixties (I think). At any rate, they are no longer either in business, or no longer make lapidary machines. Here in the Pacific North West there are still a number of these saws etc, and all are built like they were made to last.
Woody
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Nelson?
Sept 15, 2008 6:34:10 GMT -5
Post by sitnwrap on Sept 15, 2008 6:34:10 GMT -5
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orygone
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Nelson?
Nov 25, 2012 22:48:52 GMT -5
Post by orygone on Nov 25, 2012 22:48:52 GMT -5
I know this is an old post, but I just got one of these and would like to trade photos and information. I am going to rebuild this saw but want to try and identify which parts might be missing.
Thanks,
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Nelson?
Nov 25, 2012 23:22:10 GMT -5
Post by jakesrocks on Nov 25, 2012 23:22:10 GMT -5
Interesting design. It looks like you could get it cutting with just a little cleanup. The X brace between the front and rear legs looks almost like it might have been salvaged from an old treadle Singer sewing machine.
I've heard of Nelson machines, but this is the first I've seen. Post pics of the rebuild.
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The Dad_Ohs
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Nov 26, 2012 0:03:49 GMT -5
Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 26, 2012 0:03:49 GMT -5
I know this is an old post, but I just got one of these and would like to trade photos and information. I am going to rebuild this saw but want to try and identify which parts might be missing. Thanks, Post pics of your machine and especially the areas you are concerned with, and we can try to help out as possible. |
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Nov 26, 2012 15:10:06 GMT -5
Post by beefjello on Nov 26, 2012 15:10:06 GMT -5
Kinda shocked to see this thread again  ;D Orygone send me a PM and let me know what areas you'd like to see pics of, she's still sitting out there on that slab. |
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Nelson?
Nov 26, 2012 20:15:19 GMT -5
Post by frane on Nov 26, 2012 20:15:19 GMT -5
Hey beef,
Did you ever get her to work? It looks like it would be a great saw!
Fran
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orygone
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Nov 26, 2012 22:45:08 GMT -5
Post by orygone on Nov 26, 2012 22:45:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the quick responses. Photo's of the saw (and the rebuild progress) can be seen here home.comcast.net/~ory_gone/I am interest in the guard around the main shaft, the interior of the sump, the original location of the power switch and the destination of the tube coming out of the pump (on the pulley side). Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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Nelson?
Nov 27, 2012 1:54:12 GMT -5
Post by Woodyrock on Nov 27, 2012 1:54:12 GMT -5
Orygone:
Have a look at the Puget Sound Knappers web site. Jim Keffer has two of these, and has done complete restorations of them. He really likes them, and can answere all your questions about them.
Woody...from Warshingtun
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Nov 27, 2012 9:00:20 GMT -5
Post by roy on Nov 27, 2012 9:00:20 GMT -5
i have a 12" nelson it was built in the fourty's the saw works well is weight feed i think that nelson was origanlly ment as a masions saw if you go to the cigarbox web site they have a manual that you could down load !
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orygone
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Nov 27, 2012 9:37:18 GMT -5
Post by orygone on Nov 27, 2012 9:37:18 GMT -5
Thanks for everyone for the leads and information. I have several emails out to these people.
On an unrelated note, I seem to have a habit of stumbling into the odd stuff. I have an O'Brien faceter (found in a junk store for $20) and just recently acquired a 4 wheel arbor made by Stone Mason
Thanks again everyone!
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Nov 27, 2012 11:48:26 GMT -5
Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 27, 2012 11:48:26 GMT -5
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Nov 27, 2012 22:35:16 GMT -5
Post by Rockoonz on Nov 27, 2012 22:35:16 GMT -5
i have a 12" nelson it was built in the fourty's the saw works well is weight feed i think that nelson was origanlly ment as a masions saw if you go to the cigarbox web site they have a manual that you could down load ! Like this?   Mine came without a vice carriage. Anyone need a parts saw? Lee |
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Nov 28, 2012 19:26:00 GMT -5
Post by beefjello on Nov 28, 2012 19:26:00 GMT -5
Fran I'm sad to say I've done nothing with this saw but let it rust rest. Orygone here's a couple pictures I took tonight  The little copper tube that comes out near the pulley turns and stops and is sealed at the end  The eccentric/cam thing (which I'm still trying to wrap my head around). The guy on Jean's link says it "pivots the blade carriage up and around the rock about 90 degrees. This enables the blade to contact the rock at a smaller area as it cuts."  Hope these pics help, our model numbers are different but for the most part they look the same. |
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Nov 28, 2012 20:47:29 GMT -5
Post by orygone on Nov 28, 2012 20:47:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures, they help quite a bit, although the tubing coming out of the pump (pulley side) is still a mystery, our goes t the exact same place that mine does! The saw I have is in running condition and I saw it cut a rock. The gearbox under the motor drives the cam that causes the mainshaft to raise and lower about 1/4 of inch. That oscillation means the blade is touching less surface area of the rock while its cutting. If anyone is interested, I can always see about firing this one up and grabbing a short video of the mainshaft movement. Thanks again! |
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Nov 30, 2012 8:27:09 GMT -5
Post by beefjello on Nov 30, 2012 8:27:09 GMT -5
If anyone is interested, I can always see about firing this one up and grabbing a short video of the mainshaft movement. That would be great! |
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Oct 19, 2020 19:45:59 GMT -5
Post by catmandewe on Oct 19, 2020 19:45:59 GMT -5
Did you restore that or did you find it like that?
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 19, 2020 19:57:23 GMT -5
Did you restore that or did you find it like that? I got saw from Brian a month or so back, restoration in progress.  |
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