Recent content by shawnh68

Mine came with the side shields that I added back on when a bought a new stone and brushes. I do have the fences for one side but no glass shields. Since I’ll be grinding mower blades and such, I’d like a glass shield. Please let me know if you find a place to acquire the missing parts.

I thought so too. In fact, it has several from the various years of inventory. I’d love to refurbish it but the stickers and patina make me want to just leave it as is. When I brought it home I was showing it to my wife and explaining the stickers at the Atlas project and family history...

Hey Willy, sorry for the delay one responding. I took a pic that will hopefully answer your question. It’s pretty obvious the cord has been changed somewhere in the past, but I think the actual switch is original. There are no other “switches” besides what you see. i moved this thing around a...

Great suggestions! I’m starting my Craigslist and Facebook search for a quality stand for this beast. When the first rubber foot broke off it started walking away when I used it and I had already concluded I wanted a dedicated stand for it. I’ll shelf the idea of fixing the feet. Thanks all!

Just to be sure I’m getting this right, bolting it to a stand means the feet are in no way the point of connection to anything and therefore serve no purpose to absorb or dampen any vibration from the grinder itself? not Having a pedestal to bolt it to to test the points of contact, I was...

Thanks everyone for the fast answers and ideas! i Cannot get to the other side of the cast base so it’s blind. I’ve wanted to mount it on a stand and with four mountain holes I may be able to just sandwich in four rubber feet versus replace the screw. I was going to try and drill them out and...

Pics of the rubber feet and strange screws.

This grinder came from Vandenburg Air Force base and was used at one of the missile launch sites my grandmother’s neighbor worked at in Lompoc. It’s sat for decades but hums perfectly when fired up. It’s a piece of history and family heir loom for me. One of the feet broke off. I assumed at...