Restoring an early Silver bandsaw sold by Mcphersons

[tony_A]

I am fairly sure I have one like this (yet to be restored & currently in pieces). No name on the castings either. It's still has the flat belt pulleys and belt which I may need to replace.

Keep the wooden pulleys, they are classics. I had a flat belt made for an old thicknesser by a local industrial rubber supplier. They also glued rubber tyres on the bandsaw wheels.

[Vann]

...thought it would be nice to make a wooden pulley in keeping with its vintage but not got round to it yet...

No pun intended .

I think it's great you're considering sticking with flat belt drive. Somehow it's just part of the vintage feel...

Cheers, Vann.

[CBaulds]

I never knew they had wooden pulleys. Interesting! Sounds like you've almost got it up and running. Best of luck