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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => MACHINE SHOP => Topic started by: skfarmer on November 17, 2020, 06:27:50 PM
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i picked up this 1/2 hp bad boy yesterday for 30 bucks. plenty dirty but it is all there. shields, side covers, spark arresters and rests.
i think the first time the shields have been off is today. as i suspected, original wheels.
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Great price, and an excellent grinder. They truly don't make them like that anymore for the Harry home-owner market; which is a shame.
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nice, even has the little water trough still.
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That is an excellent find and price as that is a much better condition than you usually find them. :great:
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a hose down with glass cleaner, swapping the rests around the correct way and blowing the crud out of the cracks with an air hose.
looks like a better investment now.
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for some reason the decal is very faded. i was hoping cleaning the crud off would bring it out but no luck. the scuff on the shield is from rubbing on the wheel. :41:
i might snoop around the block grinder thread at the journal and see if i can find a repro from somebody but the paint while not perfect is probably to good to fool with.
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That's a great find for $30!
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for some reason the decal is very faded. i was hoping cleaning the crud off would bring it out but no luck. the scuff on the shield is from rubbing on the wheel. :41:
i might snoop around the block grinder thread at the journal and see if i can find a repro from somebody but the paint while not perfect is probably to good to fool with.
PM Torqueman -- he has all the decal files for the various models.
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Prolly stolen right off Grandpa`s bench.
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Prolly stolen right off Grandpa`s bench.
a little story. i asked if i could plug it in. it was marked 50 but was stuck. hit the switch and it just hummed. i said what will you take and he said 20 bucks. i knew the risk was worth it so walked out to get my cash. when i came back in it was humming quietly on the counter. someone had adjusted the spark shield against the wheel (not me). one of the guys at the counter had figured it out and loosened it up. the price went up 10 bucks in 2 minutes but it was still worth it.
he said a lady had brought it and some other power tools in and they had just come out. i have no idea what else there was as everything else was junk.
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Great grab! Some of the best grinders ever made
Sent from the twisted mind of the Mudman
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Nice grab! The quench tray is commonly missing as well. Some have them build date ink stamped on the bottom plate.
I used to own a block with a very faded sticker, but it came from a shop with big windows, so it's probably UV degradation.
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Nice grab! The quench tray is commonly missing as well. Some have them build date ink stamped on the bottom plate.
I used to own a block with a very faded sticker, but it came from a shop with big windows, so it's probably UV degradation.
They did fade very quickly, and in many instances they completely delaminated when exposed to extreme temp differences in unheated/cooled shops. I have one with a very faded peeling sticker that had been sitting in a dirt floor shop for many decades.
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Ten years back I saw one of these at an estate sale. Typical basement shop, narrow steep stairs, on the original painted stand. I had just been introduced to this variety of grinder, this one was flawless, shields and all. Didnt have an extra $20 on me, they were solid at $75. Heck, not seen one since.
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Great score!
"PM Torqueman -- he has all the decal files for the various models." - I do have a collection of jpeg files, you are welcome to.
However, member MattBlast on the other site, does a fantastic job. I've used several of his high resolution labels for my recent restores.
Here's a link to his thread "Vintage Grinder Sticker Reproduction". -->
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8803255&highlight=mattblast#post8803255 (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8803255&highlight=mattblast#post8803255)
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Great -- thanks TM, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
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thanks for the info but mattblast is already on it. ;)
gf had already hooked me up for the pdf but i had no way to print a decal. 20 bucks to my door is hard to beat. :08:
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Way to go, I'm sure he'll do a top notch job for you!
Happy Thanksgiving !
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i think it will do just fine. he does great work!
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Shoot, I paid $30 for the discontinued (but new) Chicom grinder at Ace Hardware some years ago.
Nice find! :PDT_Armataz_01_37:
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Again, apparently I’mmissing something, I do not see the appeal of the Craftsman grinders. It a grinder, I have 3 of them, don’t use any of them. I have 3 Milwaukee’s and 2 Jets, I don’t use them either. Since I bought the Jancy RadiusMaster 2 x 48 belt grinder, the others set idle.
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I wouldn't pass up a good grinder like the blocks for a good price. Even though we have the wife's 2 x 60 Burr King belt sander I still use a variety of bench grinders.
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Again, apparently I’mmissing something, I do not see the appeal of the Craftsman grinders. It a grinder, I have 3 of them, don’t use any of them. I have 3 Milwaukee’s and 2 Jets, I don’t use them either. Since I bought the Jancy RadiusMaster 2 x 48 belt grinder, the others set idle.
well, i am only going to have 50 bucks in it. i could get my 50 back easy and maybe even double it if i tried so i am out nothing. i suppose buying and touching up old grinders is better for me than getting in or causing trouble. it is a far better than almost any grinder you could get today that cost much more with suspect origins.
is it any worse than the quest for the perfect ratchet? :dance:
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Again, apparently I’mmissing something, I do not see the appeal of the Craftsman grinders. It a grinder, I have 3 of them, don’t use any of them. I have 3 Milwaukee’s and 2 Jets, I don’t use them either. Since I bought the Jancy RadiusMaster 2 x 48 belt grinder, the others set idle.
well, i am only going to have 50 bucks in it. i could get my 50 back easy and maybe even double it if i tried so i am out nothing. i suppose buying and touching up old grinders is better for me than getting in or causing trouble. it is a far better than almost any grinder you could get today that cost much more with suspect origins.
is it any worse than the quest for the perfect ratchet? :dance:
That’s another story, I’m still looking, still have not found it................