09-01-2013, 03:15 PM
SNAP!
I've got the same grinder, except I repainted mine in hammered gold. Do you have the end covers Bob, there are some, the really early ones that didn't have end plates, apparently if it's got little 1/8"th holes in the edge of the cast wheel guards it should have the end plates, mine were there but rough, they took a couple of hours with a hammer and dolly to get right, now you couldn't tell they were ever bent.
Mine came as a lump of dust and muck in a pile of old cracked flat drive leather belts and other dross, the guys that used to work for me thought I was nuts bothering with it;
First they said "it'll never run",
Then they said "it's not worth cleaning",
Next it was "it's just too old",
then"Why paint it"
Now they say "Can I borrow it"
Best Regards
Rick
I've got the same grinder, except I repainted mine in hammered gold. Do you have the end covers Bob, there are some, the really early ones that didn't have end plates, apparently if it's got little 1/8"th holes in the edge of the cast wheel guards it should have the end plates, mine were there but rough, they took a couple of hours with a hammer and dolly to get right, now you couldn't tell they were ever bent.
Mine came as a lump of dust and muck in a pile of old cracked flat drive leather belts and other dross, the guys that used to work for me thought I was nuts bothering with it;
First they said "it'll never run",
Then they said "it's not worth cleaning",
Next it was "it's just too old",
then"Why paint it"
Now they say "Can I borrow it"
Best Regards
Rick
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