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Funny you mention a bench grinder. I was just writing on another post about how my 20+ year old Black & Decker 6" grinder has done everything I ever needed to do with one, and will probably outlast me. I've never even had to replace the grinding wheel let alone dress it (the right side has a...

Well, folks, based on the research and the constructive (thanks) comments, I pulled the trigger on the kind in my first OP link with the slider. Thanks for all your comments. I'll let you all know how it turns out, what I like and dislike, and whatever mods I decide to do on it.

We're talking about a Type 1 wheel guard for an angle grinder. The link in the original post shows a Type 1.

I agree with those who say once you have one, you'll find more uses for it. I'm a hobby / DIY guy like you. I don't have any real shop work where I need one either, but it sure is convenient for sharpening, cleaning up the edges of a piece of cut metal, shaping metal parts, or the wire wheel...

I've never heard of it before (but I don't get out much anymore either). It states it needs to be re-applied 2x a year, but it also looks to be for autos, which are always exposed to the outdoors. Might last a whole lot longer on a toolbox. If it works for car bodies, I see no reason it...

Thank you very much! This looks like the same dimension that cherrybomb gave in post #2. I tried to find that dimension on Amazon for the Makita Type 1 guard, but it only listed compatible grinder models with no dimension. I didn't think to look at a generic guard like the FemiaD brand...

That could very well be! Sounds right. I seemed to recall it was in Georgia, but I also thought that this might be wrong, which is why I kept referring to it generically as the "Southern" plant. I suspected that another member would come along and square this detail away for us. Thanks much!

Thanks for the thoughtful response. I think most people will agree with you that a portaband saw mounted to a SWAG stand is a much nicer, eloquent, cleaner and versatile solution to the comparatively rinky-dink grinder stand I'm asking about. But for me, who am retired and so have limited...

Wow. It's a perfectly legitimate question to ask whether anybody has experience with these stands. And I've gotten some good comments that I really appreciate and liked, so I'm not sure what you're teed off about. Yes, a few commenters disregarded some details in my original post, and I...

With these period Craftsman raised panel end wrenches, before the decision was made in 1969 to add the model numbers on them, none of the end wrenches had model numbers no matter what the size, whether the tiny 1/4" or the big 1-1/4". When they made the decision to add the model numbers to the...

There's still a number of folks who are not aware of what the VV represents, and because of its scarcity, some have4 never personally seen a double line, double V (=VV=). Of the many hundreds (perhaps over 1000) Craftsman raised panel end wrenches I've handled over the years, I've only...

Another fact worth mentioning is that the double lines == and the single lines -- were never part of the manufacturer code. They were only design features used as separators or delineators between characters as part of the design layout. The addition of the model number used up additional space...

They are less common than the single V. They also appear occasionally after model numbers were introduced. I don't recall all the specifics, but Easco (acquired Moore Drop Forging in 1967) operated a factory in the south, I believe it was in Georgia (another member may recall exactly where). It...

Thanks for the input. Sounds like I should plan to take some time tweaking the setup for proper alignment. If you take another look at my original post, you'll note in the 4th paragraph that I am indeed already prepared with a brand new spare angle grinder that never gets used that will be...

I still have my Dad's 5242. I've read various opinions on dating, but all I can say for sure is that he purchased it sometime between 1947 and 1958. It was on the bench as long as I can remember since I was old enough to go down into the basement, probably around 1960. I remember that it looked...

Yep. For the little stuff I do, a portaband is overkill, and defeats all the reasons I gave for wanting a small-scale solution. For what I do, it's like grabbing a baseball bat to swat a fly. Oh gosh, RTM, I hope this thread doesn't degrade into the good ol' GJ 'my way's better than yours'...

Thanks for the suggestion, but that's not going to work for me. As I described, I have very little space. A portable band saw is relative large, has to be hand-wielded unless mounted to a stand (even more money/space required), not really designed for the kind of small-parts projects I work on...

I sometimes need to cut small metal parts for repairs or for fabricating some home-made contrivance. I'll typically cut things like metal rod, square or round metal tubing, or cut down bolts to a smaller length. The tubing rarely gets as big as 1", mostly smaller, and I rarely cut bolts or rod...

I can't speak to the Craftsman/Seeley specifically, but I can share what I found in refurbishing my 12" 1950s Atlas 912. Can't recall the name of the original mfg company that Atlas bought out, but shortly after Atlas took over they upgraded the bearings. The old ones were open bearings, and...

It's called a forging sway. Sometimes between the forging and tempering processes, wrenches can develop and slight bend or 'sway'. It was common in at least one series of Barcalo wrenches. Of the many Craftsman raised panel wrenches I've handled, a small percentage have the sway. Others have...