Pullstart 70,759 #1 Posted 20 hours ago I found my old grinder today. Yes, I used it in this shape as a teenager. That power cord has been like that as long as I can remember. 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 12,370 #3 Posted 19 hours ago Possibly manufactured by this company https://archive.org/details/prairietoolco2002catalog/mode/2up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,421 #4 Posted 18 hours ago I had one like it. Still had the rubber on the cord and the same plug end. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,730 #5 Posted 18 hours ago 16 minutes ago, squonk said: I had one like it. Still had the rubber on the cord and the same plug end. I'm thinking there's one here like that too. I ain't got the sand to plug it in though!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,505 #6 Posted 17 hours ago (edited) Mount it on the workbench with a foot switch. Near the Band-Aid dispenser & eye wash..... The belt guard looks to be a mite short! Edited 17 hours ago by ri702bill 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,759 #7 Posted 17 hours ago 49 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I'm thinking there's one here like that too. I ain't got the sand to plug it in though!! Yes, I plugged it in today. And yes, it groaned and slowly took off, just like I remember about 25 years ago! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 20,229 #8 Posted 17 hours ago Curious, why wouldn't it be easier and make more sense to turn the motor 180 instead of the figure 8 on the belt? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,759 #9 Posted 17 hours ago 1 minute ago, wallfish said: Curious, why wouldn't it be easier and make more sense to turn the motor 180 instead of the figure 8 on the belt? I have no idea, but if I want to be able to use it again, I’ll need a new belt. And maybe a cord. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 595 #10 Posted 3 hours ago 13 hours ago, Pullstart said: I have no idea, but if I want to be able to use it again, I’ll need a new belt. And maybe a cord. Two speed? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 10,100 #11 Posted 3 hours ago 16 hours ago, Pullstart said: And maybe a cord. your close to "old man" thinking, I seem to cut the old cords off of any appliance I am throwing away. Just this spring I took a box of "I might need it" cords to the scrap. that old belt driving era must really have been something, the old man had a table saw he ran with a an old motor. of course attached to a 2x10. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,759 #12 Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, JoeM said: seem to cut the old cords off of any appliance I am throwing away We tossed a fried TV last week, and my buddy snatched the cord off of it before it landed in the dumpster. That cord is sitting on my bench! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
