McConnel Sawbench first model
The photographs are with the kind permission of Andrew Geldart, Marketing Co-ordinator of McConnel through the good offices of Leslie Phillip, Perth, who got in touch with the company.
It must be assumed that this is the F W McConnel stand at the British Industries Fair at London in 1948 showing the sales team explaining the various points of the mobile sawbench to a potential customer. Note the small differences in the tow bar construction as shown in the previous image No 3670
The saw was manufactured by F W McConnel of 30 Norfolk Street, London and its overall weight was less than 9 cwts.
‘Powered by a 8 hp petrol and vapourising oil fuelled, horizontally opposed twin cylinder engine, the saw will function efficiently in a very great range of temperatures. The saw is of 30 ins diameter, has 8 ton cutting capacity in an 8 hour day, on three gallons of vapourising oil. The engine is governed to give the correct saw speeds. Operator fatigue is lessened by the wood being carried on spring compensated swinging table 5ft 6ins long , 1 ft 4ins wide and 3ft 1ins from the ground.’
It will be noticed that this saw is designed for cross cutting only, is lightly guarded and that there is no table for enabling ripping or pointing of posts. These must have been added later.
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