A Stenner bandsaw, I take it

[Mike Dempsey]

Aren't Stenner still in business in Tiverton in Devon. I am sure they would be only too glad to help. Probably have manuals, photos etc and could possibly help with setting it up?

[Brushcutter]

Yes Stenner are still going in Tiverton. Quantock engineering wiveliscombe do set up and instillation of them. They know a lot about all these old woodwork machines. Bring them upto current spec and the like.

[difflock]

Heh-Heh-Heh,

"J"

All points duly noted

cheers

[scraggs]

The one we looked at would have needed to be powered by a genny and i'm sure it was around the 80kva mark we needed for the saw and carriage, another reason we left it alone.

Although I think it may have been a bit bigger than this, was a very long time ago, I remember the pit the bottom wheel was in was huge and so were the blades

Edited November 19, 2013 by scraggs

[aspenarb]

Kieth Curtis of Honeysuckle sawmill fame ran a 48" ish stenner totally non electric. He had a 40hp tractor pto driving it and ran the hydraulic bed off the tractor.

 

Bob

[gensetsteve]

You can often pick up 80kva silent set for same sort of money as a 30kva as they are not as popular. Same engineering as a 30 kva just a bit bigger and juicy on the fuel when not loaded. I only have 3x 6kw motors and often not on together and run these on a new 60kva

[timtree81]

We have 2 of these mills there built to last foreva , that's a great price to , it's will sell soon enough

[openspaceman]

Kieth Curtis of Honeysuckle sawmill fame ran a 48" ish stenner totally non electric. He had a 40hp tractor pto driving it and ran the hydraulic bed off the tractor.

 

Bob

 

and Eric before him had a Forestor 1200 followed by one of the first Doledene resaws