Photo Index - Baldor Electric Co. - 1215W

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Baldor Electric Co.
St. Louis, MO; Fort Smith, AR

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Andy Guss

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	1215W
Date of Manufacturer:	1960's
Serial Number:	1062
Last Updated	6/16/2013 5:16:23 PM

Comments:

This machine came from a school auction. I had been getting outbid at the school auctions for over a year, but I still watched them, but this was the second time in a month that I was able to win. This lot included the 1950's version cast iron Baldor pedestal which I will use on my 1950's Baldor 12" grinder, as well as a very complete Baldor 12" grinder and a partially complete Baldor 8" grinder. This is a 2 hp, three phase motor which spins at 1725 RPM. This one is missing eye shields on both sides, and the wheel covers are designed to exhaust straight down, instead of out the back which is the norm on the later models. The tool rests appear to have broken and been welded back together. They seem functional as they are. I had two main problems when dismantling this to load it into my car. First, I didn't have access to a wrench with a 2" capacity, so I had to improvise a method to loosen the nuts on the end of the shaft so that I could remove the grinding wheels and the wheel covers. I ended up using C- clamps to both hold the wheel steady and to act as a large capacity wrench. The other problem was once I finished taking it apart I tried to lift it off the pedestal to carry it to my car, and it was still wired to the building. Apparently the power had been cut off, but we were told it had been disconnected completely before we started working on it. The electricians had missed one of the connections and had left it hardwired in. These grinders had served the Granger High School metal shop well for 50 years but the city built a new high school next door and they wanted new machines for the new, much smaller shop.

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Comments: Front view on pedestal
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Comments: bizarre piggy back mounting system for two grinders on one pedestal.
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Comments: my improvised wheel removal system
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Comments: improvised system
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Comments: barely legible tag. 50 years in a high school shop...
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