Photo Index - Oliver Machinery Co. - Model 34-DSD

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	30"
Submitted By:	Larry Hampton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 34-DSD
Date of Manufacturer:	60s?
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Last Updated	4/16/2016 8:00:44 PM

Comments:

The fellow selling this sander was converting his race car fab shop into a micro-brewery, and felt he had no more need for this sort of machine. Hard to disagree. He was asking a fair price and I offered him half, thinking that I was going to dodge this one. But he called me a few weeks later and asked me to retrieve it as fast as I could. Seems he needed the space for beer-making apparatus, and the other suitors had been dragging their feet. I think they must have wanted a more complete machine.
So I became it owner. I have coveted this lovely for years but, since I have little practical use for it, never tried very hard to own one.
This machine is missing some essentials, notable the entire spindle sanding apparatus. The motor spindle extends out the back and has nothing to do. The last several inches of the right trunnion has broken off, including the rack-and-pinion table tilting mechanism. There is a shop-made (I think) brake added to the back of the disc, right side. Also on the right side I am missing the cover for the rectangular hole in the base, as well as the two Oliver tags, one of which I imagine had the serial number. The knob at the front of the table, which adjusts the table's closeness to the disc, has broken off but the adjustment function still works. As expected, the miter guage is missing.
Despite those deficiencies I believe this is a terrific old boy and a steal at $300.
I am dating this machine by its match to the 1967 machine restored beautifully by Bruno Hervieux in this photo archive: http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=17098
After I put some power to it and clean and lube it, I'll decide if I want to totally restore it or just put it into service.

Photo 1:

Comments: I shall replace this temporary rolling platform. I like the raised height but the platform is a little small.
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Comments: Broken trunnion and shop-made brake.
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Comments: Takes up a lot of room in the truck.
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Comments: Note the switch box. The p.o. advertised this as an Allen Bradley sander. This has to reflect at least one of the basic OWWM rules.
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Comments: Mising spindle sander mechanism.
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