Collecting vintage
J.
Sagar
&
Co
Woodworking
Machinery
'My little on-line museum of all things J. Sagar'
email me:
sion@sagar-woodworking-machinery.co.uk
I have been collecting wood working
machinery by J. Sagar & Co
since about 2004, although it wasn't my intention to collect machines by this
maker
from the beginning. I was just looking to equip my workshop with
machines of every type I thought I might have a use for one day and I wasn't initially
concerned with the maker at all, but as my machinery collection increased I
started to acquire a few machines by particular makers, notably those by Wadkin
and Sagar, and so the possibility occurred to me of collecting a
complete workshop of machines of just one make. I learned that Wadkin
had bought J. Sagar out during the 1950s so a little sympathy for Sagar
developed and also since they had closed their doors by late 1957 any
machine of their name has considerable age. I am now lucky enough to
have some 25 J. Sagar machines in the collection, and I am looking for more
examples all the time, i prefer to collect the older belt driven
machines but i am interested in anything with J. Sagar written on it.
I am still hoping to find J. Sagar
examples of:
Dovetailing machine
Mortiser
18" Surfacer or Jointer
16", 24" or 30" Planer Thicknesser
Horizontal Sander
Tilting Dimension saw.
Pattern Makers' Lathe
Tilting Spindle Moulder (Shaper)
Tilting Bandsaw
Below are some of my collection of wood
working machines by J. Sagar & Co.
Each thumbnail below links with a page dedicated to
that machine with more photographs and whatever information that i have
about them.
Many of the photographs on this page are now quite old and show the
machines as I first got them, I am slowly working through them to update them
to show them all in their current state.
Link to my main business website: Mobile Field Shelters and Stables by Dovey Wodcutters
J. Sagar & Co GD 48" rope feed circular saw bench
J. Sagar & Co 30" Rise & Fall Circular Saw Bench
J. Sagar & Co HQ 18" Circular Saw
J. Sagar & Co 26" Rise & Fall Circular Saw Bench
J. Sagar & Co Dimension saw
J. Sagar & Co Builders
Tenoner
J. Sagar & Co Small Tenoner
J. Sagar & Co IZ Chain &
Chisel Mortiser
J. Sagar & Co NE 36"
Bandsaw
J. Sagar & Co NE 30"
Bandsaw
J. Sagar & Co 24" Band saw
J. Sagar & Co 6" x 42" Surfacer / Planer or 'Jointer'
J. Sagar & Co 14" Surfacer / Planer (Jointer)
J. Sagar & Co 14" x 7' Surfacer or Jointer
J. Sagar & Co AX 9" Thicknesser
J. Sagar & Co 20" Planer Thicknesser
J. Sagar & Co Spindle Moulder (shaper)
J. Sagar & Co AGJ Light High Speed Router
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J. Sagar & Co GFA 48" #1 Lathe
J. Sagar & Co Vertical Belt Sander
J. Sagar & Co Miter Guillotine
I have a few other machines by Sagar, not yet photographed:
Pin Router
24" Thicknesser
18" Rise and fall Circular Table Saw
12" Surfacer / planer / jointer
Planer Knife Grinding Machine
Cutter Block Setting & Balancing Stand
I would be delighted to hear from others out there of the Sagar
machines or catalogues that you have in your workshops/collections, and i would be
inerested in adding details and pictures on this site too if you would
be willing, in order to try and create a bit of a knowledge base and
archive of all things Sagar.
Link to my main business website: Mobile Field Shelters and Stables by Dovey Wodcutters
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