Craftsman Belt Driven Bench Grinder restoration

[Stoney Burk]

I've been out on Vintage Machinery looking for a manual and couldn't find one. This grinder is from about 1960. It has a couple of labels I'd like to replace, so I'm looking for someone who might be able to do that?

 

[larry4406]

This is a job for @mattblast !

I found this link but not a lot of help

Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - 109.66110 | VintageMachinery.org

 

[Stoney Burk]

This is a job for @mattblast !

I found this link but not a lot of help

Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - 109.66110 | VintageMachinery.org

Thanks, Larry. I will reach out to mattblast. I also found the link at vintage machinery but he also lost his decals. He did document the specs well in the photoindex for it though. I have it disassembled and I'm cleaning it up now. I'm going to turn it into my sharpening station as well. Hoping to find some CBN wheels that might fit.

 

[Stoney Burk]

I'm making headway. I decided to go ahead and stay with the old paper labels. I coated the paper labels with shelac and then with acrylic. I was able to preserve the label on the back but the one that should read "BALL BEARING" on the front didn't do well because I didn't cover the letters with wax paper when I taped it off for cleaning, sanding and painting. I'm just going to go with it and let the old badging show its age. I have an extra belt and disk sander pedestal that I'm planning to use as the stand. I'm going to use this as my sharpening station. I really need a Craftsman post motor mount so I can run the belt from under the grinder. Here ar a few pictures of my progress. I should have the grinder back together tomorrow and start figuring out how to get it mounted. I will test fit a motor and mount from my jointer and make a top out of wood to start, but I plan to make the top metal.

 

[lilredex]

Here's how I mounted a similar unit.

 

[Stoney Burk]

I have it put together and running. I'm going to take it apart, clean up the steel top, clean up and paint the motor mount. I need to figure out a light, a power switch, get some CBN wheels and then get the sharpening jig attached. The wheels work great. I have a half inch bolt going through the top of the foot into a half inch to 3/8's coupler nut 1 1/4 inches long. It is really stable.

 

[Stoney Burk]

Here's how I mounted a similar unit.

That is really space saving. Did you fabricate that or did it fit something else before?

 

[lilredex]

That is really space saving. Did you fabricate that or did it fit something else before?

It was just fabbed from junk steel that was laying around. A lot of people put the motor out behind which is a space waster.

 

[Stoney Burk]

It was just fabbed from junk steel that was laying around. A lot of people put the motor out behind which is a space waster.

I agree. I like what you did. I'm just now learning to work with metal. My welding *****, but I'm learning.

 

[lilredex]

I agree. I like what you did. I'm just now learning to work with metal. My welding *****, but I'm learning.

A stand like that could be bolted together if the welding is shakey, just takes longer.

 

[Stoney Burk]

I agree. I like what you did. I'm just now learning to work with metal. My welding *****, but I'm learning.

I'm not quite done with my grinder. I ended up making a copy of the motor mount I was using. It did well. I need new wheels, and then I will mount my sharpening jig. I'm on the lookout for a cool light to attach to this setup.