Dayton grinder question and others

[petveedub]

Does anyone know if this Dayton is pre or post the change to overseas manufacture? I know they are still good grinders, but being made in the USA would motivate me more.

It is a 10" and really more grinder than I need. I actually went to see a 70's block motor grinder, and the seller also has the dayton for sale.

The Craftsman being made in the 70's would make it one of my newer tools. It would be used mostly to sharpen lathe tools, which it would work fine even being 6". It has an extra unused wheel, but no wheel end guards or eye shields. The wheel guards missing kind of kill it for me, as I want to use it soon and not hunt around for parts.

The Dayton doesn't have eye shields, but everything else is there. So another question is: Is $250 a little much(talked down from $325). It also comes with a never used 60 grit wheel, never used fine wire wheel, and a slightly used buffing wheel.

So to sum up: Is the Dayton priced high even at $250, and does anyone know where that discontinued (I called Grainger and they had no info other than that) model was made?

Thanks,

Billy

 

[sgs236]

I would check out the price of some good 10" grinder wheels. You might be surprised at how much they cost.

 

[cbacres]

Call the 800 parts number for grainer and ask for a tech. They should be able to look up a manual for the model and get close to manufacture date. Dont know tech can tell you origin, but they were real helpful to me on a grinder I have with no tag.
vintagemachinery.org has a lot of good info.

 

[Voi]

Does anyone know if this Dayton is pre or post the change to overseas manufacture? I know they are still good grinders, but being made in the USA would motivate me more.

It is a 10" and really more grinder than I need. I actually went to see a 70's block motor grinder, and the seller also has the dayton for sale.

The Craftsman being made in the 70's would make it one of my newer tools. It would be used mostly to sharpen lathe tools, which it would work fine even being 6". It has an extra unused wheel, but no wheel end guards or eye shields. The wheel guards missing kind of kill it for me, as I want to use it soon and not hunt around for parts.

The Dayton doesn't have eye shields, but everything else is there. So another question is: Is $250 a little much(talked down from $325). It also comes with a never used 60 grit wheel, never used fine wire wheel, and a slightly used buffing wheel.

So to sum up: Is the Dayton priced high even at $250, and does anyone know where that discontinued (I called Grainger and they had no info other than that) model was made?

Thanks,

Billy

There was a Dayton 6" grinder for sale near me. It said made in Taiwan and I think had a different serial number plate than you have pictured so I think there's a decent chance it is pre overseas production.

Are the wheel guards on the Dayton heavy cast material or stamped sheet metal?

My first thought was that since you need a grinder for sharpening lathe tools that the 1725 rpms listed on the Dayton might be better than the block grinder (which I assume is 3450 RPMs?) as I know a lot of wood turners prefer slower rpms for sharpening.

I agree with the previous poster that there is some value in the wheels themselves so $250 might not be that far off. Of course at 1725 rpms I'm not sure the polishing pad and wire wheel will be all that useful as I normally associate those being used at higher rpms. You might be able to sell them and get some money back.

Is the grinder on a stand? If so is it a homemade one (like on an old rim) or more of a factory original type?

 

[petveedub]

Thanks for the input guys.

Voi,

The wheel covers are cast, and it has no stand (but that would have been nice).

cbacres,

I will call grainger again tomorrow, thanks for the idea.

The seller called me a little while ago, to say he wouldn't be available tomorrow, and I was able to get another $25 knocked off.

So I will see what other comments everyone has, and go from there. Like I said I don't really need a grinder that big, but I'm sure I could find extra uses for it. I really don't want to overpay though since my wife "let" me pay on the high end of the value for a 1940 Unisaw last month.