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Manufactured/Badged by:
Montgomery Ward | Powr-Kraft
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True Manufacturer:
General Hardware Co., Milwaukee, WI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	8" x 1¼" x ¾"
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	WGV-5157A
Date of Manufacturer:	Est 1960s
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	6/13/2022 1:11:36 PM

Comments:

>>MACHINE<<
Montgomery Ward Powr-Kraft ball bearing belt driven bench grinder.
Body, guards, tool rests and arms all cast iron.
Shaft is 1" steel diameter with ¾-16 threaded ends.
Pulley is comprised of spun steel halves pressed to a solid steel hub.
Bearings are 6204 with double shields.
Arbor flanges are stamped steel.
The original wheels are worn to 4½" diameter.

Purchase included an older Dayton ¾hp, capacitor start, dual voltage, ball bearing electric motor.

>>HISTORY<<
Local Craigslist find, July 2010.
Previous owner purchased the grinder from an older gentleman, possibly the original owner.

June 2022: I no longer own this grinder--traded to a fellow OWWMer.

Photo 1:

Comments: Front view.
Source: Nikon Coolpix with flash in my basement workshop

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Photo 2:

Comments: Rear view with soda can for size reference.
Source: Nikon Coolpix with flash in my basement workshop

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Photo 3:

Comments: Dayton motor.
Source: Nikon Coolpix with flash in my basement workshop

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