Recent content by Bundoman

Champion HR 7-8 7.5 hp 3 phase. Internet auction $500. Not a steal but didn’t think it was too bad either. I have to add a new motor starter but otherwise complete

Trying to stop gasping for air! New to me Champion compressor. I will need to add new motor controls as they were not included. Excited to fire this up!

Hey Paul! I have the same set that I bought new in the 90's. I think that the original content list is still in my box. I will have to take a look.

The older one has a date code right on the motor plate. The newer block models often have them stamped on the bottom cover of the machine. I had to pull the screw and check the inside of the cover to find it.

Well, it appears that I am in the Craftsman block grinder crowd although I had not realized it. The first is actually a pre-block, I believe. This is a 1/4 hp model 115.19500 with a date of manufacture of 6-60 and this little ****** was rough when I picked it up for 10 bucks at auction. Prior...

Yeeh! I knew it soon as I posted too! It is the same most places and a right decision to do so!

Thanks folks for the greetings. I realized after my first post that classifieds probably won't work for awhile. I intended to post a Wilton baby vise here tonight. It wound up on one of those auction sites instead and sold in an hour? Folks certainly do have vices for those vises! Intend to...

I just wanted to say hello. I am in the I80 corridor of Illinois half way between Chicago and the quad cities. Like many here, I enjoy all kinds of mechanical, repair and tool projects. My favorites are vintage woodworking tools and machinery, both powered and not powered. To that end, I...