[SEL] Ottawa Drag Saw

[George & Norma Armstrong]

Dave,
   Geo. and Helen Meyers are an excellent source of info on the Ottawa.
Geo
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Rotigel <rotigel at alltel.net>
To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:37 PM
Subject: [SEL] Ottawa Drag Saw


>Hi All,
> Several weeks ago at the Cotton Ginning Show I watched while three drag
>saws (a 1 3/4 HP Herc, a 4 HP Ottawa and a 5 HP Ottawa) were used to cut
>rounds and provide something for the crowd to carry away--See:
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/Cotton_Ginning_Days/
> That was enough to convince me that I needed one for our local shows here
>in PA. I called a few friends to let them know of my need, but no one knew
>where one was for sale. There was one on e-bay, but it was in AZ and the
>trip would have been a bit too far. Then last week-end at the Arden show I
>asked around and sure enough Robert Blanchard had a 5 HP Ottawa drag saw
>for sale for $1,000.00. Robert told me that it was an older restoration and
>it ran/cut well. There was an extra blade and a repro manual that went
>along with it and it was located at his home in near Raleigh, NC--about 200
>miles from the show. I gave Robert a deposit for the saw and by 1:00 on
>Sunday Arnie and I were headed East on Rt. 40 toward Raleigh. By 7:30 we
>had the drag saw loaded into my truck and were on our way north toward
home.
> The saw is now unloaded and in my garage. It can be seen at:
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/5_HP_Ottawa_Drag_Saw/
>(The extra wheel is an "add on" to help with the moving of the saw. It is
>removed for cutting.) Later this week (if the weather co-operates) I'll try
>it out on a log or two!
> Dave
>PS, Can anyone tell me the year of manufacture of this saw--S/N TE 28815?
>PPS, Rob suggests that I NOT put ropes/fence up around it when
>demonstrating. He says that if something goes wrong I'll want to get out of
>the way rapidly and might trip on the rope/fence!
>
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