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Baldor 333b 8 inch buffer 3/4hp single phase. Can wire for 220v or 110v. Currently wired for 110v. The old school cast iron pedestal (pretty sure) is from the 50s. The buffer itself is just about new. I acquired it in a trade for a bunch of machine shop stuff from a going out of business sale...

The replacement plate showed up today. Looks fantastic. The resto project on my drill press had stalled a few weeks ago. This got me motivated to get moving on it again. Thanks Matt!!

Hey Matt, I need one of these for my Craftsman drill press. PM me what I'll owe you and I'll send money. Thx!!! Pete

50 dollars?!? For that haul? Wow. I can't get a half a tank of gas for 50 bucks these days....

This is awesome. I just subscribed. Thanks for sharing!

@nutjob Kevin, have you ever considered fabricating another one of your capacitor bracket/mounts? I'd be willing to part with a tidy sum of cash for one.

Thanks Fellas. All very good info. Here's the motor I picked up on eBay. It looks fairly tidy. The power cord will definitely have to be replaced. I'll have a closer look at the bearings and test the capacitor, etc when I get it taken apart this weekend.

Looks great! I'm taking lots of notes from this thread. I'll probably start stripping down my 1/2hp Craftsman this weekend. Are people still getting their bearings from Accurate Bearings? I think I was told to email Kevin there to get a pair?

ACKHA? I'll guess Blackhawk? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great info CRTDI. Thanks very much for posting the advertisements. I have been away on a business trip the last few days so I haven't had much time play with the new jack. Before I left for the trip i hosed down the entire jack in WD40 to loosen some of the grime. I wiped off all the sludge...

I revisited this thread for the first time in a long time a few days ago. It gave me the itch to see if I could find a new toy. I found this beauty on Craigslist and brought it home this weekend. The fellow I bought it from said it's been in his family for three generations and he's pretty sure...

Nice find, Exeter. I rebuilt an SJ2 about 5 years ago. It has been a real workhorse for me. Never fails and has literally never dropped a drip on the floor in those 5 years.

I'm going to check the local Grainger. I think they have a few 3/8" Wilkerson's in stock. Now I will show some ignorance with this question.... Does it matter what direction the air flows through the regulator? There is an arrow pointing on the front of the regulator in the attached image. I...

Gotcha. Keeping the ball valve. Any thoughts on size of regulator?

I used some felpro gasket material from the auto parts store and was able to make a head gasket using careful measurements, a compass, a utility knife and a Dremel tool. The gasket is working great. Now I need to come up with a solution for a pressure regulator. The unit currently just has a...