draws too much current for me right now but the pedestal is awesome looking! It appears to be an actual buffer made by grand rapids michigan
Skilsaw grinder!
Who knew?
Picked up another Milwaukee grinder, a 1/2 HP.
I needed the tool rests for the 1 HP Milwaukee, the LH one has been fitted to the 1 HP already.
For more pics, follow the link below to a PhotoBucket SlideShow.
http://s786.photobucket.com/user/torqueman2002/slideshow/Milwaukee%2050%20HP%204980%20115V%20Mansfield
); with the promise it will be back in the truck in time for our meetup. 
Ooops, maybe the wrong icon to use so early on new years day.
, re-wire for 230 Volts, hmmmmm 
, repaint RED of course, hmmmmmmmm ...., name it Fire Devil! 
Happy New Year to all the fellow grinder fans and their families!
Tedster - I had no plans on moving the Beast (aka - 1 HP Rockwell) from it's resting place in the back seat of the pick-me-up.
Until, my daughter ask to borrow it last night (the truck, not the Beast - don't worry) to take all 3 couples out in the same vehicle [designated driver, of course].
So, it is in the garage (the Beast, not the truck. No room for a truck
driveit - A dedicated circuit, .... hmmmm
Better install a dead-man's foot switch!
Wow, that a lot of Smilies, I'm getting dizzy and I didn't even drink last night. Sorry ....
Tedster - I hereby publicly proclaim, swear, and promise to turn the Beast over to you. No, really ....! You can trust me, just don't tempt me too long. I'm only human.
what happened Makes you wonder if most of us actually consider how much space we have, realistically, before keep buying all this old kit. Another maze shuffler.
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kind a like a little kid with a new toyYou have a darn good eye, my friend. I didn't give the CL ad a 2nd look.Thank you torqueman for picking the grinder up for me and meeting me halfway to my home with it was a pleasure to meet you, well the grinder was wired for 220 current is a 115v 230v dual voltage wire was tore right out of it and as you can see the right lamp shade is completely messed up and the left can be easily fixed and i maybe able to fix the right one the cast base is nice just needs blasting and paint, the big thing that i was worried about was does it run....well i wired it for 115v plugged in and no noise nothing smelled burnt so i started looking things over seems i got a bad GFI wall plug plugged it into another cord and this thing runs great, and if i can't fix the light properly i have a pair of donors if i need them, this is gonna be a nice grinder 1725rpm's and the wheels are down to about 7inches unplugged it thing wound down for
2:55
My Grand-dad made this, probably in the 40's. He was a very gifted mechanic and during WW2 He was in charge of a group of German POWS, who He supervised as they rebuilt Tank and vehcile engines. He was also a shop foreman for IH and FARMALL, and often worked on Indians, and Harleys. I used to play with this as a kid, grinding 16 penny nails to make knives, and gerally getting in the way. I inherited all His tools and couldnt bring Myself to toss this. I cut off the old black and white cotton covered cord, so I wouldnt be tempted to plug it in. I may need a new belt, too.
I just keep telling myself that "it's bigger on the inside".
(hey, it could happen.
Always wondered why the Tardis never got nicked by a bloke wanting it for his shed, in the series. If the Doctor plonked that around here, it'd be on a hiab and in some blokes back garden within the hour. He'd be finding a full workshop and more in there if he ever got it back. Fretters: i have to read your posts about 5 times to figure out what you said and i'm not sure if i have it right yet. are you getting planted in the garden and somebody's getting to use your shed?
Not watched Doctor Who as such for years, (Tom Baker was the Doctor when I last watched it), but the Tardis, (which Jake posted a picture of), is one of the old Police phone boxes, probably less than 6' square externally. He just makes it appear and then leaves it unattended in the middle of anywhere whilst he goes off on one of his japes. With it being outside of the whole space/time continuum thing though, (or some such thing), internally it's bleedin' huge. Perfect shed. It honestly wouldn't be there for five minutes after he made it appear, if it really existed. Somebody would have that loaded onto the back of a lorry and gone before he'd even made it out of sight on foot. There'd be some bloke with a shed in his back garden which would be the envy of every bloke on Earth. Nah.
