Recent content by SK Guy

I have a V-121, which is a 7" Milwaukee grinder. I looked for a V-101, but could never find one. Very nice. You can see mine in the vintage grinder post.

I have the same upper box that I got from a dealer when SK was going under around year 2000. Got a great deal on it and it was new still in the box. It is a well built box and I agree with you that it is extremely heavy. All my mechanic tools are SK. I started buying them back in the 70's.

Try and find the tool rests and eye shields...

I have 3 Milwaukee bench grinders...a 7", 8" and a 5081 1hp 10". That one is in great condition and it is hard to find one in that condition. For value I would say 4 or 5 hundred. I would pay $400 for it today if you are near central CA. I wish mine was in that perfect an original condition...

I think your tool rest arms are mounted backwards. I have never seen them mounted that way. Very Nice Grinder!!! I am on the lookout for one that size.

Wiltons just look cool...wouldn't own any other one.

Here are a couple of pics of the eye-shields on my grinder. I really like these shields, they are nice and big and have two lights in each one.

Sure I love seeing these old Milwaukee grinders. Post em...

Thanks... the paint came out ok, new wiring, the eye-shields needed some light sanding and then took some fine steel wool to them. Wish I knew how to make the name plate look better, but I didn't want to ruin it.

Here are my bench grinders: Both Milwaukee - 7" V-121 and 8" 5051 Everything original on the V-121, except the tool arms and rests were for a Wissota E-7, oh and the lexan lenses.

Well I'm not sure if I uploaded this right. If anyone knows the age of this 7" V-121 grinder...let me know. Thanks

Well after sanding it all down. It is still difficult to tell exactly what color it was. Taking the cast iron end housings off revealed a red or at least a red oxide type primer or paint. Underneath the base, inside where the wiring is, also had the same reddish color. Now the end caps did...

Regarding the serial #... The "W" means it was made by Wissota, The next digit might be the month of manufacture, I forget...The last two digits are the year of manufacture.

I am in the process of mounting one to a stand. I was going to put a heavier base plate and put 4 mounting holes with bolts through the base plate, and tack weld the mounting bolts so they don't turn. I wonder what their thinking was for mounting this? I guess they just figured it to set on a...

Well I will finish sanding the grinder tomorrow and see what I come up with. I just took it all apart today. Yes it does have the lighted shields that clamp on to square posts.