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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:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	6"x¾"x½"
Submitted By:	Robert Berry

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.6604
Date of Manufacturer:	About 1960
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	10/13/2010 11:59:57 AM

Comments:

A friend of mine at work gave me this Craftsman grinder that belonged to his grandfather. It has a 6 inch grinding wheel capacity, or in my case, a 6 inch buffing pad capacity. Because I just use it for buffing, I drive the grinder with a 1/4 HP motor mounted below the table. One of the buffing pads is a firm spiral stitched pad charged with Dico E5 polishing compound that I use for removing scratches after grinding a bevel on wood lathe gouges. The other pad is a softer cushion type buffing pad charged with Dico SCR polishing compound for further polishing the gouge bevel. I use the buffing pads only on lathe gouges and not the skew tools or wood chisels.

The grinder is a nice piece of equipment all made of cast iron (including the guards) with ball bearings to run the spindle.

A forum member was very helpful in identifying and dating the grinder. It seems that the Power-Bronze color dates the machine from 1959 to 1961.

Photo 1:

Comments: Left side of grinder
Source: My camera

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Photo 2:

Comments: Right side of grinder
Source: My camera

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