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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Companion
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division, Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	4¼" x 24"
Submitted By:	Larry Reeves

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.0501
Date of Manufacturer:	Late 1930s
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	9/21/2010 12:35:55 PM

Comments:

This 4 1/4" Craftsman jointer was purchased about 1994 from owner in Half Moon Bay, CA. It has a shop-built plywood stand and a Westinghouse 1/4 hp capacitor-start motor.
I cleaned up rust from the coastal salt air, painted fence and blade cover, replaced blade cover spring and sharpened the blades. The cutterhead was running at half-speed because the 1725 RPM motor had a pulley sized for a 3650 RMP motor. I replaced the original 3" pully with a 6" one and I've been using it for the last 10 years. My father had a model similar to this that he purchased about 1949.

(Admin note 9Nov07: revised mfg & specs.)

Photo 1:

Comments: 103.0501 front view
Source: Larry Reeves' shop

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Comments: 103.0501 rear view
Source: Larry Reeves' shop

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