jdelliott's Vintage thread

[jdelliott1976]

I first posted here a little bit ago about my Walker floor jack, that looks like either a 784 or 884 according to the wonderful HiBall. I thought instead of posting several different places, I'd have a thread to share my vintage tools. I don't have a lot, but do appreciate those that I do have. I will have a few more than are listed here, but this is a good start and I will add more as I can.

A friend of mine has a small personal shop, and this is the air compressor in it. Works well, I am sure it might do with a tuneup at some point, but we keep the basic maintenance up, and only thing we've had to replace since putting it into service is the belts. It's a Wayne 6200-SHO, on (I think) an 80 gallon tank, driven by a Craftsman motor that I've never heard of - a 5HP 110/220 monster, model number 5642, repulsion-induction motor. The pictures show where one of the 4 large brushes is missing. We've been using it for 3 years now with it like that with no ill effects, but would like to find a source for a replacement. It is just a flat brush, no contacts on it at all, the contact is made by the spring metal that pushes the brush against the commutator. Any ideas for a source? Probably about 1"x1".

I eventually want to restore this compressor, at least take it all apart and give it a nice paint job, etc. Any idea what the original Wayne colors were?

Oh, our air distirbution right now, if anyone cares, is 1" black pipe going up 10' from the compressor outlet, across the ceiling to the support post in the middle of the shop (15 feet horizontal run) then down the support post to an air regulator. We recently got a 1" in and 1" out regulator (THAT was pricey!) so we can regulate the air supply out of the tank down to 90 pis and have multiple smaller regulators, since small ones can't handle more than 100psi, and the tank pressure is 160.

I was wanting everything in one post, but looks like it's only 7 pics per post, and I have that just in pics of the air compressor, so will post another thread with more tools.

 

[jdelliott1976]

Next up we have what I think is a CM 1/2HP block grinder, model 397.19340 (looks like that is it, it is hard to make the label out).

I want to take this apart, paint it, give it new bearings or just rejuvenate what's there, etc. It has the gooseneck work light, and it's on a stand made out of steel angle with regularly space holes, bolted together. I saw another thread where someone took this same angle and made end tables, and were selling them for a ridiculous price. I got a good laugh out of that.

Oops, looking at my pics, I only got one of the label, not one of the whole machine. Will edit this later to include that.

 

[jdelliott1976]

I have three machines, got them all from the same person, and all had the same perforated steel angle. This is a Craftsman belt sander, model 149.22640. At one time, I think it included a disc, also, but I do not have that attachment. Suggestions on how to fabricate one or where to find it would be appreciated.

I have not put this into service, but I do know the motor runs. The axles (?) for the belt are wooden, and when I put a belt on it they either slipped, or wouldn't turn, no matter how I set the tension. I think they are worn out, and can't grip the belt. I may have to try and remake them out of something else, or refinish them. I've wondered if some kind of rubberized coating like PlastiDip couldn't be used to help them grab the belt? Or maybe it's just missing too many parts and in too rough of shape to mess with? Thoughts?

 

[jdelliott1976]

Next up is a buffer/wire wheel that looks to be homemade, but I can't be sure. Same stand as the grinder and belt sander, but the only identification is that it uses Craftsman pillow block bearings to hole the shaft, with a motor mouned toward the bottom of the stand with a belt running up to a puller. It was originally wired with no switch, so I added a metal outlet box with a switch and a cover plate to the stand. Has anyone seen anything like this before and can give me more info? We use it quite a bit to de-rust small parts, works just fine.

 

[jdelliott1976]

And last, for now, I thought I would include some more pics of my Walker floor jack that first inspired me to become a member. As I said before, according to HiBall it seems to be a 784 or 884 4-ton Roll-A-Car model. At some point it looks like it was sent back to the factory to be rebuilt, but the plate /right/ where the model number would be is gouged. I picked this beauty up for a song - $25! It lifts, but under load it leaks, I am not sure where from. When I get money up for parts, I intend to rebuild the cylinder, and have it fully repainted in a durable finish, to as close to the original colors as possible. The body was walker blue, I will have the art deco swoops painted white, and it appears the horizontal portion of the handle was yellow.

Only thing I am not sure about is how to get the dent out of the handle. Small dings don't bother me, but this one is about the size of a silver dollar.