Recent content by thehazmatguy

It's all good! Yeah, the original color was great. I'm not entirely sure of the years. I've only seen two of these grinders online, one from 1952 and the other from 1953. The Vintage Machinery website has the instruction manual for this grinder and says it might be from the late 40's but I...

A few people have commented on the paint and I certainly understand that. I have to say that now that it's painted and ready for work, I'm very glad I painted it. The original paint was in decent shape and the color was pretty cool... but grime accumulated over the years was difficult (if not...

Almost there... I got new light bulbs at an appliance store. I finished the wiring, got it put together and shot some satin clear over the gold to tone the gold down a bit. It's a lot less blingy and looks pretty decent. As done as it's going to get for a while! Here it is, running...

It's a Craftsman drill press.

Please let me know if the glue works. I've been looking around a bit online to see if I could buy a small sheet of the composite material with no luck.

I think I have bought those once! Or, maybe I tried to buy them at a local Radio Shack...? Either way, it's a great tip!

Sometimes one step forward is truly two steps backward. I wired up the grinder and turned it on for an instant and a got a hum but no movement. I pulled all the wiring connections and carefully rewired it again… same result. I tried it again and blew the circuit breaker for the garage. F%#$...

I made some good progress and I'll probably work on the grinder a bit more tonight too. The painting when well, but I did find a thin spot or two that required a quick touch up. I started assembling the grinder ends first. I'm pretty sure this is how it has to be reassembled because of the...

I've made some good progress over the weekend. First, I want to talk about spliced wires. Everybody seems to do them a bit different, solder vs. crimp, etc. So, here's my take on the matter. I don't like those cheap plastic barrel wire connectors but I do like the metal liner inside. So, I...

Pedragon1988, I read through your grinder restoration, cool! My drill press was also a '58 model and was the same light gold / champagne color. I think that's a great color, I wish I had tried harder to find that color when I refurb'd my drill press. That color would have been awesome on my...

The parts got a shot of primer tonight. I used SEM self etching primer that I think is pretty good stuff. I got it as a recommendation at a "semi-pro" paint shop called Space Age in Mesa, AZ. If you live in the Phoenix area, I highly recommend stopping in and checking the place out. Besides...

I'm not exactly sure, but I think these are about 10 years older than block grinders.

I ended up working a bit late tonight so I didn't get any paint prep done this evening. I thought I would throw in a couple of pictures of the bearings, just in case somebody undertakes a refurb on the same style of grinder. My bearing shop gave me these JAF bearings, model 87502 as the...

I got my bearings from Bearing-Belt & Chain in Phoenix, Arizona. They may or may not be the cheapest - they seem to really know their stuff. I walked in with a couple of 60+ year old bearings and they had a replacement in stock and in my hand within 5 minutes of walking in the door. The sales...

I got it torn down and the bearings removed. After several cleanings and an overnight stay in solvent the bearings are nearly reusable. If I were willing to let the bearings soak in acetone for another few days or a week I think I could reuse them. I've decided to just get some new sealed...