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They still make 7" x 1" thick wheels but they use pretty big arbor spacers.

Got some spare parts from a craftsman 1/3 horsepower grinder model 397.19580 for sale. Located in Prescott, AZ but can ship. Everything is in great shape with no cracks. <a href='http://i.imgur.com/IMBqSUq' title=''><img src='http://i.imgur.com/IMBqSUq.jpg' alt='' title='Hosted by imgur.com'...

Yup.

Pretty sure the arbor size is 5/8" and they take an 8" wheel.

I believe so but I haven't measured them yet.

Yup. Original base looks like the one below. This is mine when I got it. <a href='http://i.imgur.com/NpT3c7Q' title=''><img src='http://i.imgur.com/NpT3c7Q.jpg' alt='' title='Hosted by imgur.com' /></a>

Awesome grinder. I recently picked up the same grinder with stand but it's a 3/4 horsepower version. Great score!

Awesome score! Do you plan on restoring it?

Awesome job! That vise came out beautiful!

Darn. Oh well, at least replacing the bearings isn't too hard. Hopefully I'll get some time to do that down the road.

Got this Wilton C-1 vise for $100. Not quite a "you ****" price but not far off. <a href='http://i.imgur.com/tHUG0UM' title=''><img src='http://i.imgur.com/tHUG0UM.jpg' alt='' title='Hosted by imgur.com' /></a> <a href='http://i.imgur.com/S2vuBZJ' title=''><img...

Just for craps and giggles, I tested to see how long it would take the grinding wheels to stop after I let the machine get up to speed. Took 3 minutes and 13 seconds! I guess the bearings are good! Haha

<a href='http://i.imgur.com/EFgiszB' title=''><img src='http://i.imgur.com/EFgiszB.jpg' alt='' title='Hosted by imgur.com' /></a> Picked up this 3/4 HP Craftsman Commercial grinder yesterday. That steel plate bolted to the bottom of the base is 1" thick by 1.5 feet x 1.5 feet. I thought I was...

That's a great deal! And I thought my Wilton C-1 was a steal at $100.

Good eye! Yes, the jaws, endcap, pins and swivel locks are all from Kevin. Couldn't have done it without his help.

So here's my Wilton C-1 vise all buttoned up. I also posted this over on the vise restoration thread so sorry for the repost but I'm really proud of it! Can you tell it's mopar themed? Haha. Was a very fun project overall. Can't wait to get it mounted and put to use! Sorry about the weird photo...

Are you looking to upgrade all of your sockets or just need help figuring out a way to organize them so they are easy to get to when you need them? If the latter is the case, I'd strongly recommend you check out the socket organizers that westlingmachine.com offers. I had a huge mismatched set...

Maybe a socket and ratchet set. My dad got me a set with my first tool box when I was a kid and it definitely helped me a lot.

Thanks! I believe the two colors are pretty close. Snap-On Orange may be just a touch darker.

Thanks! I kinda wanted it to look like a Dodge hemi engine so I wanted some parts polished metal and the body to match the Orange paint they used on those blocks. I decided to not polish the handle just because I thought it showed some cool patina but I might fully polish it one of these days...