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Manufactured/Badged by:
Chicago Die Casting Manufacturing Company
Franklin Park, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	8" Buffing Wheels Max
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	888 Polishing Head
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:	None
Last Updated	6/15/2021 12:15:12 PM

Comments:

>>MACHINE<<
CDC model 888 polishing head.
Die-cast aluminum alloy body, pulley, flanges, & shaft collar.
Steel 5/8"ø x 7½" shaft reduced to ½"-20 threaded ends.
Overall height = 6-3/8"
Oilite bearings OD-3/4" ID- 5/8" Length-1" with spring loaded oil cups.
Pulley-2"ø
Flanges-1½"ø

>>HISTORY<<
Picked this up from a local eBay seller in 2010.
No further history is known.

June 2021:
Set up for a buffing job.
Dunlap 1/3 HP 1750 RPM motor on Craftsman floating pivot mount, 4” pulley, 3Lx30" belt.

Photo 1:

Comments: Front
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Comments: Rear-note cast boss on the inside wall was for a tool rest on model 888-S, equipped with a 5" sanding disk. Collar spacer loose-not in running position.
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Comments: Logo & model number
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Photo 4:

Comments: In service, running at 3500 rpm
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Comments: Collar opposite pulley mounted at shaft flat-pulley self centers while running.
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Comments: A high quality inexpensive polishing head.
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