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Manufactured/Badged by:
Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	6 inch Wheels
Submitted By:	Curtis Garrett

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Delta Homecraft Model 23-600 Grinder
Date of Manufacturer:	Early 1950's (Aprox.)
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Last Updated	11/22/2005 4:41:19 PM

Comments:

I picked up this Delta-Milwaukee "Homecraft" 6" bench grinder on eBay for around $19. The seller said it would run if you gave the wheel a spin after switching it on... LOL
I had the grinder re-wound and replaced the bearings and the starter/relay switch which was not that easy to find. I had to spend $40 for the starter/relay and got it from EIS Electric Parts in Wisconsin. I repainted this grinder with my own mix of "Delta Gray" in US Paint's Awl Grip two part paint system and added a touch of flatening agent. Replaced the cord reusing the original copper crimped strain relief couplings.This Homecraft grinder was made in the USA by the Doerr Electirc Corporation for Delta-Milwaukee/ Rockwell Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Some Electric Motor History: Doerr Electric Corporation was not merged into the Baldor Company founded by Emil Doerr (which actually started out as the St. Louis Electrical Works). Instead, it is of the Doerr Electric Company founded by Emil's son Lee Doerr and is not related to Baldor except for the father-son connection. I believe the Doerr company which manufactured this grinder was sold to Emerson Electric in the 1970s. Lee Doerr's sons then began the Leeson Electric Company. All three of the motor manufacturing companies founded by the three generations of Doerrs still exist today, always separate except for the family connections.

This Homecraft grinder is a 1/4-HP,spins at 3450 rpm's and weighs 30 pounds. Their is no factory serial numbers on the name plate so I have no way to accurately date this grinder for sure, and there is one casting number under the name plate that reads "790".

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Comments: Early 1950's Homecraft Bench Grinder
Source: C.Garrett

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Comments: Homecraft Model 23-600 6 inch Grinder
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Comments: Delta Homecraft Grinder right view
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