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That looks like a beast of a motor on that drill press!

Damn I wish I had room for it...

Very Nice! I do love to see old equipment get a renovation like that!

Drive, Hard to tell from the pics, but this seller is claiming that it is another 1/3 Industrial Unit. Hard to make out the label from the picture. Actually heading up to Lake Lure for a little vacation this weekend. http://asheville.craigslist.org/grd/5057279519.html

So after reading everything and doing some more research I think I am going to go with new double shielded bearings. I am thinking the reason that Baldor chose to go with open bearings on the outside was that if this grinder was seeing heavy use it would be easier to grease the bearing as part...

Wow EZ that thing looks like it just got through with a restoration! Hoping you got a good deal on that, there is on on CL near me that appears to be from the late 60's in great condition, but still not that pretty looking

It is a 3600 rpm.... I don't imagine I will be running it hard on a daily basis. But man my little 6" Craftsman grinder got a workout this weekend. Kept thinking that I needed a much larger more heavy duty grinder!

OK so I got a little busy with a few other items, but I did not forget about taking a few pics along the way. So here is what I found during the disassembly process... As posted before I am going to have to replace the cord as the plug and the cord were both damaged (see pics below)...

OK so I have not given up on this project, just a few other projects jumper in line, like fixing an air compressor, pressure washer, and a nice big Baldor grinder which I will need to help finish out this guy. Also trying to make room in the garage for the disassembly. But I did get a day of...

Unfortunately no menards around here LMAO Wow seems like I am developing quite the reputation around here for being a cheap *******! Get a few good deals and suddenly people don't think you will crack open the pocket book :lol: Reality is I ask a lot of pricing questions cause I am a newbie...

torqueman2002 Thanks for the correction, yes I will need to change out the whole cord, not just the plug. and I suppose you are right again that while I have her torn down new bearings would probably be a good investment. One of the reasons I asked about grease is that these guys are open...

So I started doing a little work on cleaning her up last night and making sure everything was all good. I noticed some electrical tape on the cord when I picked it up, and sure enough under the tape there was a nice area where someone had ground through the power cord exposing some copper on the...

OK ended up finding a thread on here from Chasbec, now almost positive that it is a Big Red 812. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220673 Now I wonder if he has a close up of the nameplate?