Grinder Values

[C@TCH]

I was looking at some grinders at an auction I want to bid on. Does anyone have a clue on what a good price to pay for these.
Baldor Model 500 Bench Top
Black and Decker 53536 on pedestal

 

[My Old Tools]

Baldor 500 is a tool grinder that either has carbide or diamond face wheels. It should have tables on both sides and may have drip cups on top. A complete one will generally bring $250-500, depending on condition, stand, etc. New they run over a grand.

 

[Packard V8]

Here a complete Baldor 500 would bring that $350-500.

However, check closely. Many are three-phase.

jack vines

 

[ez-duzit]

Paid ~$600 for my Baldor 500 in new condition. Retail ~ $1500.

 

[drivesitfar]

Catch: Baldors are great machines. if abused they can a POS so are you able to hear it run? if not any weird sounds then you probably are ok, but since some are left on almost 24/7 for days, weeks and months at a time some will need a complete rebuild.

do you have pictures of the one you are asking about?

 

[C@TCH]

It's a single phase 115V
Doesn't have a stand.
What exactly are these grinders used for,could one put regular grinding wheels on them.

 

[mattblast]

It's a carbide grinder to sharpen tooling. It uses special wheel and is reversible. Switch has three positions - CW-off-CCW

Here is what wheel looks like



It is mounted with 4 bolts to a flange that is connected to shaft.