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Manufactured/Badged by:
King Manufacturing Co.
Corinth, MS

True Manufacturer:
King Manufacturing Co., Corinth, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	4 roll 1/3 HP
Submitted By:	Robert M. Vaughan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	M-4 power feeder
Date of Manufacturer:	1970±
Serial Number:	51127
Last Updated	8/4/2011 10:46:13 PM

Comments:

Purchased used, in junk condition for $125.00 in 1986 as a replacement for a good one I had that I got in 1984 and sold. 1985 list price was $587.38 and the offset attachment was $88.00 back in the day when regular power feeders sold for over $1000.00. The feeder has been in use since then, but relegated to table saw use when I got a Delta 34-985 baby feeder in 1986 for the shaper. The feeder is powerful and fast. Its total weight is 75 lbs, so its easier than a full size feeder to move around and store. The mechanics are simple and repairable. This particular sample has a broken main casting, but a good one was found at the 2010 Arnfest. The model 60 offset attachment was recently purchased from Ben Rock at Pleasant St. Machinery. I was tickled to get it as it was the only one I'd run across for sale since 1986. The feeder on a table saw is particularly useful for moulding heads and dado setups that require a lot of stock to be run. One T-handle clamps it to the fence. In 1986 I put a cheapie Craftsman 1/3 HP motor on top and rigged a switch on the motor. Is been satisfactory ever since.

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Comments: side view with chain guard on shop made stand
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Comments: side view showing chain mechanisms
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Comments: label
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Comments: label on speed reducer
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Comments: front set of rollers detail
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Comments: Underside showing clamp pad for fence clamping
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