What is this item?

[Jonboy]

Hi guys,
Recently I purchased this item.
It is a combination of a table saw, band saw, sander and you can attach a planer to the gear cog on the side.
It is stamped with the letter ‘M’ in a number of places.
It’s driven by a electric a asynchron motor.
In the pictures the bandsaw blade is missing, but will try and buy one once I work out how long it is!
The guy I brought it from used to make snooker tables with it!

So can anyone tell me what make it is? How old? If there is a instruction book somewhere I can down load? Etc.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Old Man Roger]

It reminds me of those old shop smith combos.

 

[Jonboy]

Yes it is similar to them as the planer is connected on two rods like that.
But it’s the letter ‘M’ stamped on a number and f place that has me stumped.
I was thinking it stands for Milwaukee but not sure as can’t find a photo of a Milwaukee brand just stamped with the M.
It’s definitely some sort of combo though.

 

[Garage.Girl]

Looks more like a Makita M but I cannot find anything by them either, do you have any photos of that Motor tag?

 

[woody 73]

I was thinking Montgomery Ward but that one has me stumped.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Mafell?

 

[Jonboy]

Here is a photo of the motor
Glad you lot are stumped as well and it not just me!

 

[Jonboy]

So I think it’s a Mason Bay Emco-star!
Now to try and find a manual and a few missing parts.

 

[Old Man Roger]

So I think it’s a Mason Bay Emco-star!
Now to try and find a manual and a few missing parts.

Sweet! How did you figure it out?

 

[454ragtop]

Looks like a 2 speed motor. What country are you located in?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Found a couple of them online. Looks like a nice setup.

 

[chrism0107]

Some googling I found this
https://woodgears.ca/reader/paul/emcostar.html

 

[humber2]

Here is a photo of the motor
Glad you lot are stumped as well and it not just me!

Elin makes motors and generators in Austria

 

[Jonboy]

Just looking for a few parts now.
The main part I need is the bandsaw table bit.p, and the fret saw/jigsaw holder.
Thinking parts may be hard to come by though.

 

[Jonboy]

Looks like a 2 speed motor. What country are you located in?

I am in Ireland? Why you interested in it?

 

[454ragtop]

I am in Ireland? Why you interested in it?

While I am interested in it, I have no interest in purchasing it. Already have a Yates combo table saw, joiner, and disc sander machine. With obscure items like what you have, knowing what country you're in sometimes helps with ID, obviously not common on this side of the pond. Now that we know it isn't likely of Asian descent, I bet they'd love to see it over on OWWM.org

 

[Old Man Roger]

Jonboy, how did you figure out what brand it was?

 

[Jonboy]

Jonboy, how did you figure out what brand it was?

I saw the word ‘Elin’ on the sticker on the motor and googled that. I had been Googling the type of motor (asynchron) and getting no luck.
But when garage.girl asked for the motor tag, ‘Elin’ jumped out at me and I though I haven’t looked that up yet.
I have managed to find a free download of the manual, so am happy with that.
Just disappointed about the bits that are missing.
Parts look expensive, so hoping the guy I brought it off can find a few more bits in the shed.

Note to 454ragtop.. just signed up and waiting to be accepted!

 

[Lynden]

Emcostar video.