Doall bandsaw cabinet find

[jives]

Thought I'd share this and get some ideas. . .

I periodically check the local auction listings for items of interest, including cabinets for my garage. I've outfitted most of it with lateral file cabinets and large metal cabinets. Saw a generic cabinet on public surplus, no inside photo, with the statement of excellent condition (wrong!).

Put on a bid. . . no one countered, picked this up, including tax, for $2.08.

Finally opened it when I got home and surprised as all get out to see it was a dedicated cabinet made by Doall for bandsaw blades and supplies. The pic below is not mine, but the only other I could find on the web. Mine does not have any blades or parts, but does have the original instruction sheet on how to assemble the cabinet.

Don't have a bandsaw, but would you have any other ideas for this cool cabinet?

https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/koster-industries/catalogue-id-bscko10322/lot-5719077b-769d-4d33-9384-a83f013ec3a3

 

[jabberwoki]

Yep the perfect use would be to send it to me.

 

[jack stand]

Very nice jives!
Does that "BidSpotter" package & ship? Is this the first time you dealt with them and were you satisfied? I'm ready to "bookmark" them but........

 

[OccupantRJ]

Yep, I had one at work I used for close to 30 years. Yours is the only other one I know of. The DoAll saws could also use band files, an interesting device in itself.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Very nice jives!
Does that "BidSpotter" package & ship? Is this the first time you dealt with them and were you satisfied? I'm ready to "bookmark" them but........

If you sign up with bidspotter you will get an email about every 4 hours from them.

 

[jack stand]

Good to know RJ, thanks.

 

[jives]

Sorry for the confusion. It was not Bid Spotter that I bought it from. It is just the only picture I could find online of the same cabinet. I purchased mine through Public Surplus.

Never heard of a band file, but that makes sense with the current purchase. There is also a diagram of different files taped on the inside of the door that gave some instructions on how to use.

The saw blades from Doall look to come unspliced. Is there a special tool that welds them together?

 

[GrayFlattop]

Many industrial band saws have a blade welder. There is a bit of a trick to do the "annealing" properly, but once you learn you never forget. Maybe newer blade welders are more advanced than the ones I have used.

Blade welders are also available as a stand-alone device.