Pullstart 70,768 #1 Posted Tuesday at 07:21 PM 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
SylvanLakeWH 31,769 #2 Posted Tuesday at 08:33 PM 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 12,372 #3 Posted Tuesday at 08:35 PM Possibly manufactured by this company https://archive.org/details/prairietoolco2002catalog/mode/2up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,423 #4 Posted Tuesday at 09:29 PM 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 79,740 #5 Posted Tuesday at 09:46 PM 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!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,515 #6 Posted Tuesday at 10:18 PM (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 Tuesday at 10:20 PM by ri702bill 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,768 #7 Posted Tuesday at 10:36 PM 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 20,231 #8 Posted Tuesday at 10:39 PM 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,768 #9 Posted Tuesday at 10:42 PM 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 yesterday at 12:37 PM 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 10,101 #11 Posted yesterday at 12:39 PM 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 70,768 #12 Posted yesterday at 02:26 PM 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
Pullstart 70,768 #13 Posted yesterday at 04:15 PM 17 hours 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? 3 hours ago, John2189 said: Two speed? is the ability to move the belt side to side enhanced by the twist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,974 #14 Posted yesterday at 07:08 PM 20 hours ago, Pullstart said: it groaned and slowly took off Thinking the starter winding (if indeed it even had one) is shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,768 #15 Posted yesterday at 07:27 PM 17 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Thinking the starter winding (if indeed it even had one) is shot. I think the belt was so old it was holding on in the shape it obtained. Once the belt slipped off the driven pulley, the motor ran great. It’s all got some fresh oil in the dripper bins, and needs a cord and belt. In that order 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelsmith 34 #16 Posted 4 hours ago I would think that the belt/motor is set up that way so it all fits on one board. ( But I could be wrong ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
