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Are sure it's not a pre,pre,post pre,pre,pre, almost wishes it was but knows it ain't BLOCK grinder ? LOL I'm kidding you know but just couldn't resist.....:ROFLMAO:

I know it's been quite a while FrankLee but if you still check this thread I just had to say your 1/2 HP cast iron grinders are just BEAUTIFUL! I don't think they would have looked that good when they were brand new! As far as I'm concerned those 1/2 HP cast iron block grinders were the pinnacle...

Hi all! I haven't been on this forum for quite some time and as usual discovered some pretty dang good ideas! Anyway..... I re-read this old post by lafester and just had to respond once again! block in American English (blɑk) noun 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or...

Ahhh .....now I don't feel alone! Thank you!

Thank you for the heads up with the other knowledgeable members! I did hours of research years ago and can't even remember all the info I read it was so long ago. Stuff like how the company that made them was bought out and became a division of a new company that picked up on the design for...

Yep..... your absolutely right OldRadar! I really could care less what others call a Tomato lol. You can see the ones I have now. The one I use the most now is the cast iron one. The one with the flat top next to the old Juke Box I used and beat for over 20 years and it STILL WORKS! That's why...

Is this the only type that you say is a "BLOCK" grinder ? Please tell me that's not what your saying?? If so ....I give up!!:dunno:

Hi lafester! I remember many years ago when a guy started the term PRE-block for the Cast Iron block grinders (as in looking like a block) and I thought THAT made no sense whatsoever because the shape was the same as the later aluminum models. He told a new guy that his cast iron block...

Hi LSUmAniac, .... Welcome and congrats on your new (old) grinder! By the looks of your grinder from what I can see, it appears to be an early cast iron block grinder. See if a magnet sticks to the base. If yes, then that is what others call a pre-block even though I like to call them iron block...

Hi Old Radar! Sorry I'm just replying now....... been busy. I like your idea with the wire brush !! You really do poise it like I do with pocket watch balances. The screw weights are clever! I will try that myself for sure. Just never thought about balancing a wire wheel and have just put up...

Hi again Old Radar! I'm sure your whee balancing technique is way better than mine. I'm all about free hand using knuckles and fingers as a sliding guide with a cluster diamond sometimes clamping a thin parallel to the rest with a parallel clamp. It's what I got used to on the job when the...

It IS the same LMAO...... that's good!

"My googlefu is not very strong" .....I sure wouldn't say that LOL

Vintage Tool Forum? Why not! Maybe start a new thread titled "Iron Block" Grinders? That DOES sound catchy....doesn't it? Being an old time Machinist/Tool Maker, I like heavy old American made "Iron" machines. Made to last! I even have an old "Alien Head" Craftsman drill press (or two) with...

I agree with you mostly although I don't know if I would say "dramatically different" , "completely different" or "zero in common" ?? I see more similarities than differences. For instance I would say a Baldor grinder is "dramatically different" or "completely different". Yes.... I do think...