Photo Index - Engelberg, Inc. - Porter Cable G-4

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Engelberg, Inc.
Syracuse, NY

True Manufacturer:
Porter-Cable Machine Co., Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	4 x 54 belt
Submitted By:	Bill Nance

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Porter Cable G-4
Date of Manufacturer:	Mid-50s?
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Last Updated	1/6/2015 12:23:41 AM

Comments:

Acquired via local on-line ad located in seaside Pacifica, CA. It had been used for years by a now-deceased gentleman who worked on car and motorcycle modifications in his garage. No further history is known.

Despite dismal cosmetics due to many layers of sea salt grime and rust, the machine was plug and play on site. Single phase GE motor, 110/220 wired for 110, fired right up, both drums spun freely, the tension adjustment assembly worked fine, and the entire machine ran very smooth. No noticeable wear groove on the platen. The rare miter gauge was rusted in place in the table slot. Otherwise, no obvious signs of damage or repair, but won't know for sure without working through to bare metal. It appears to be a later (mid-50s) model, badged by Engelberg, Inc., no raised cast letters in the stand, and a coupled motor rather than integral into the castings. Beefy machine, to say the least.

Into the restoration queue it goes.

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Comments: Front view, as arrived
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Comments: left side with cast lettering
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Comments: right side open drums
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Comments: The all-important table bracket (and miter)
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Comments: Engelberg Huller machine tag
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Comments: stand without cast raised lettering
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