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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division, Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	4-3/8"
Submitted By:	Curtis Garrett

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23340 Craftsman Jointer
Date of Manufacturer:	1952/53
Serial Number:
Last Updated	4/16/2020 12:41:39 PM

Comments:

I picked up this jointer while on a trip to Atlanta at this used tool outfit named "ReTool" for $45. After stripping the crummy red, then brushed white paint jobs I repainted the jointer with a 2-part polyurethane "Awl Grip" mixed to match the grey enamel used by the King-Seeley Corp. of Yipsilanti, Michigan. I mounted the jointer to a new Craftsman stand and mounted a new 1/2-hp 1725 rpm Marathon Electric motor with a 5" machined steel pulley underneath the jointer.

New high speed steel 4-3/8" blades and available from Freud.
Freud's part number for the 4/38" blades is C 330.
Freud America, Inc: 1-800-472-7307
e-mail: customerservce@freudtools.com
website: www.freudtools.com

There are also several manuals you can print off on this site in the Craftsman "Publication Reprints" tab.
Here is one here: http://www.owwm.com/files/PDF/Craftsman/103-23340.pdf

Emerson Tool of St. Louis, MO bought out all the King-Seeley designs and parts inventory in 1964 when King-Seeley sold out it's Central Speciality unit.

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Comments: Ugly red and white BAD paint jobs
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Comments: Rear view before restoration
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Comments: Front view after restoration.
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Comments: Rear view after restoration
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Comments: Front view on stand with new Marathon motor
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Comments: Rear view on new stand.
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