Big Baldor

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

Got this nice 12" grinder on flea-bay last fall.
Specs-
2x12 Wheel
3 H.P.
220/440 3 Phase (No problem, have 220 3 Phase line power in shop

)
Prewired 220
Lighted eye shields.
It runs so smooth you can hardly tell its running.
Brand new old stock from 1989 (I think).
Around $2200-$2300 new with pedistal
Never had a wheel on it 'till I put that little 10" on her.
My two favorite brands, Baldor motors & Allen Bradley controls - It don't get any better.
Oh, the best part of all, price $150.00 Yah, gotta luv it. :thumbup:

Allen Bradley manual starter probably costs more than 150 bucks. (he he he :bounce:

)

nate379 · Jun 26, 2010

Wow I didn't know those little guys cost so much! We have one at the metal shop at work that has something around 18-20" wheels on it.

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

nate379 said:
Wow I didn't know those little guys cost so much! We have one at the metal shop at work that has something around 18-20" wheels on it.

Don't think Baldor makes any bigger than 14". :headscrat

Yours must be another make.

shoot summ · Jun 26, 2010

Very nice!

I've been fortunate to snag 2 smaller Baldor bench grinders. I have one as a dedicated polishing/finishing setup, and the other is a grinder.

Ironically Baldor is a Customer of mine.

930dreamer · Jun 26, 2010

Very nice set up.

nate379 · Jun 26, 2010

I was talking bench grinder. Baldor is just the motor I thought? I have some equipment with Baldor motors anyway.

cnc-me said:
Don't think Baldor makes any bigger than 14".
Yours must be another make.

peterj · Jun 26, 2010

CNC-Me, that is an amazing deal. I looked for over a year to find an 8" Baldor grinder with little use on it and got it for less than $250. (retail $750.) and thought I did pretty good but you win. I can tell you there is no comparison with my 3/4 horse Baldor and that 6" Craftsman I replaced it with. I know my 8" Baldor can ****** your hand off if you are not paying attention to what you are doing, I would hate to think what that monster of yours could do to you. That is mechanical art - Impressive deal!!

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

shoot summ said:
Very nice!

I've been fortunate to snag 2 smaller Baldor bench grinders. I have one as a dedicated polishing/finishing setup, and the other is a grinder.

Ironically Baldor is a Customer of mine.

Really, what do you make/do for them?

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

nate379 said:
I was talking bench grinder. Baldor is just the motor I thought? I have some equipment with Baldor motors anyway.

I think Baldor makes the whole grinder,with their own motors of course.

selohssa · Jun 26, 2010

That is a great deal. I wish that I had 3 phase because I have seen some great deals on those (not as good as your deal).

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

930dreamer said:
Very nice set up.

Thanks,
Was not even looking for a grinder, but for 150, just had to have it.
Got a nice 10" 110 Volt, a number of years ago,that works great.
The bad part is both of them need new wheels, & wire brushes,
going to cost more than what the grinder cost. :wtf:

Oh well, the wheels are what does the work...

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

peterj said:
CNC-Me, that is an amazing deal. I looked for over a year to find an 8" Baldor grinder with little use on it and got it for less than $250. (retail $750.) and thought I did pretty good but you win. I can tell you there is no comparison with my 3/4 horse Baldor and that 6" Craftsman I replaced it with. I know my 8" Baldor can ****** your hand off if you are not paying attention to what you are doing, I would hate to think what that monster of yours could do to you. That is mechanical art - Impressive deal!!

Thanks,
Used to have a Taiwan 8", lasted about 15 years then the motor burned
out. Got a used 10" Baldor for $200 from the local scrap yard,still haven't got
around to painting it.
Runs nice and smooth just like its bigger brother.
Beats the pants off, any of the imported stuff. :bounce:

alex71 · Jun 26, 2010

I picked up a used baldor 8", with light, wheels, and a baldor pedestal the other day for $240, and i thought I had a good deal. This is nice.

too bad it didn't have wheels installed, although if you look around you can find surplus grinding wheels in the large diameters pretty cheap. If you buy them from MSC it'll cost you.

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

selohssa said:
That is a great deal. I wish that I had 3 phase because I have seen some great deals on those (not as good as your deal).

I'm lucky to have it (3 Phase).
Its a real asset for any shop, only have 100A service but can still start
a 20 horse motor if I need to.
You could buy/make a rotary converter, not as good as line power,
but gets the job done.
This spring, I built up a 30HP converter for a guy to run a 20 HP wide belt sander.
Went to the scrap yard and got a 30 horse Baldor motor for the idler.
Put new bearings in and painted, came out good, the guy picked it up
before I got a chance to take any pictures though.

TheGrooveking · Jun 26, 2010

You ****! That is one bad oscar of a grinder! I've used that same model at work for years, it will remove whatever you feed it, be careful it is powerful.

TheGrooveking

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

TheGrooveking said:
You ****! That is one bad oscar of a grinder! I've used that same model at work for years, it will remove whatever you feed it, be careful it is powerful.

TheGrooveking

Why, thank you.
Might even make the, YOU **** hall of fame with this one.
:beer:

fatfillup · Jun 26, 2010

Double suckage awarded. Having 3 phase in your shop is handy and when buying used equipment, you cut out 3/4 of your competition.

Sweet, sweet deal and thanks for the pics. I believe i got jealous and a woody all at the same time. lol

Amitygravel · Jun 26, 2010

Triple suckage award! The grinder, the shields, the STAND, and lights ! Nice score!

alex71 · Jun 26, 2010

got a better pic of the motor tag?

arkangel06 · Jun 26, 2010

Sweet grinder!!

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

alex71 said:
got a better pic of the motor tag?

Check the updated pic above

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

Amitygravel said:
Triple suckage award! The grinder, the shields, the STAND, and lights ! Nice score!

It come from a hardware store in Washington DC.
They had it listed under drill presses. :headscrat

No one even bid on on it.
The lights are 120V with plugs on them, did not want all the extra
wires going out the back, so cut off the plugs, and wired them in series to
the bottom of motor starter.
Now when you turn on the grinder the lights come on as well.
If one bulb burns out the other will go out too (no big deal).
Sure beats having to have a transformer or 220V bulbs.
It even come with the liquid-tite conduit all pre-wired (you can see it in the pics).

Elroy · Jun 26, 2010

WOW

That's a hell of a deal.

Excellent

A_Pmech · Jun 26, 2010

cnc-me said:
It come from a hardware store in Washington DC.
They had it listed under drill presses.
No one even bid on on it.

Looks like the search paid off!

I've been looking for a particular make and model of pedestal grinder for a couple years now. I hope I'm just as lucky. :bounce:

fordbroncodave · Jun 26, 2010

for $150 that is an absolute steal!!!!!!!!!!

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

A_Pmech said:
Looks like the search paid off!

I've been looking for a particular make and model of pedestal grinder for a couple years now. I hope I'm just as lucky.

I hope you are too.

Was not not even looking for one, just stumbled into the thing.
Perfectly happy with the 10" I have, but for 150 why not upgrade. :bounce:

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

fordbroncodave said:
for $150 that is an absolute steal!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone thats seen it, thinks i'm BSing them on the price.
Simply a case of not being listed in the proper E-bay class.

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

Elroy said:
WOW

That's a hell of a deal.

Excellent

Thanks,
Don't think i will wear it out in two lifetimes.

Elroy · Jun 26, 2010

Elroy is curious what would make that grinder ineligible for CSA standards??

Any idea???

Good thing you have some 3 phase to push it with. That's a nice piece.

cnc-me · Jun 26, 2010

Elroy said:
Elroy is curious what would make that grinder ineligible for CSA standards??

Any idea???

Good thing you have some 3 phase to push it with. That's a nice piece.

Don't have a clue.
They sure got after it, with a round punch though.

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