Shingle Mill (ot)

[1940plymouth]

Our antique tractor club bought a shingle mill last month, just wanted to share the photos that I took of it this morning. It makes both shingles and slats for apple crates.

[Reg Evans]

Cool ! Are you going to hook it up to a one lunger hit and miss ?

[greg g]

hey Bob look here. There is a link to a guy in W Seneca, (near Buffalo) who look like he may have some knowledge regarding that machine. http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=11360

Here is a shot of his running,

Looks like the slots on the flywheel are for dressing the sides and ends of the shigles after they are cut. Probably has rough surface.

[RobertKB]

I love that old machinery. A very interesting project for your tractor club. Any plans to make it operational just for fun?

[greg g]

This might come in handy as your folks go through the machine and it workings

http://www.owwm.com/mfgindex/imagedetail.aspx?id=1307

here also

http://www.owwm.com/mfgindex/imagedetail.aspx?id=1305

[1940plymouth]

Greg, thanks for the links and photos.

Bob, yes, they are working on it to get it operational, right now everything works, but they said it needs some bushings

Reg, they were going to orginally use the clubs one lunger, but no clutch, so it will be belt driven off of one of the member's tractor

[greg g]

Looks like a familiar format on the forum.

http://www.owwm.org/

Did you see the Dirty Jobs segment with Mike using a shingle mill??? Man that thing has a very high pucker factor when it running, let alone getting close up and personal as the operator. OSHA would have a field day with that thing today.

I would be live those caused inuries by the thousands in their day.

Let's all be carefull with that puppy!!!!

[P-12 Tommy]

Learn something new every day!

Tom