Recent content by kirk69nova

Still looking for one of these, what do you all think of this one? $70 dollars and looks like its in nice condition.

Seller seems to be turning out to be a Craigslist flake. I have texted twice and no reply.

I don’t have pics of it but it is complete and runs. The paint is chipped. Not sure what, if any, accessories it will come with. The guy has been difficult to communicate with the last few days so we will see how it goes.

Thank you so much for replying back. From what I’ve read throughout this and other threads $100 is about the right price for a working DP. Would you guys agree?

Looking at a Craftsman benchtop DP. Seller wants $100. Model number 10323640. It is grey with craftsman logo and machined strip on the top. It has two handles with knobs. From my quick research this looks like a model 80 or 100. My question is does this one have bushings or bearings? I...

You got my interest peaked. What is a brake model and what is the benefit? Maybe I'll just go get my second one!

Here is a 1/3 HP north of Pittsburgh. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/4829332655.html

I could see how this modification would benefit me if I used the light for other purposes. But where I have the grinder set up in my garage the light is only used when I have the grinder on. I would certainly consider this if the grinder ever gets moved closer to my workbench.

Thanks Ill keep this in mind the next time I have to solder. Good info. Well in reality, my grinder has been like this for a while. I just happened on a thread on GJ about repairing CM block grinders and saw all the useful info on here. So that kinda have me the confidence to try to fix it...

Thanks for all your help. It is up and running!! I am still not totally convinced I got a good "weld" with the wires...but it works. The reason I am not convinced of the integrity of the joint is because it did not seem like a lot of solder flowed into the joint. But I am used to soldering...

I wonder if the winding wire is aluminum not copper??

I know that I am not good at soldering, I need to practice. But can someone help me here. I cannot get the solder to stick to the copper wire, it just rolls off. I scraped the varnish off with a razor blade and then used sandpaper to clean it up better. Then I twisted the wires together and...

I did not see the second photo that you made comments on earlier so just to respond. The two things you pointed out are not really there. The dark spot on the relay is a shadow and the spot on the light cord is not a burn mark but it discolored. Probably from something on my workbench.

Looks like I got something to do tomorrow afternoon! Thanks for all the help. I'll post up how things go.

I do have access to both ends pretty easily. Ill check to see I can get a soldering iron in there without trouble. So I can sand the varnish off and solder the two ends? Do I need to reapply any varnish if I am successful at getting them back together? If so what can I use?