Photo Index - Porter-Cable Machine Co. - BB-10 Dustless Take-About

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	3X27 inch
Submitted By:	dick ford

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	BB-10 Dustless Take-About
Date of Manufacturer:	1946
Serial Number:	C 5734
Last Updated	6/19/2020 5:58:57 PM

Comments:

First introduced in 1941. Chain drive, worm gear, 1hp. 3X27 inch belt and weighs 23 lbs. In a 1948 Popular Mechanics Magazine ad it cost $149. According to an old letter from Porter Cable the gear chamber takes 90 weight oil and use a "thin" chain grease. This one is an old pawn shop rescue. Did not rebuild but blew out the dust, changed the oil and grease and cleaned the outside. The power cord is an old replacement but in great shape. Runs crazy strong, and the vacuum fan in the back really blows out a lot of air. I have never used it, but love to start it up for people who have never seen one.

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Comments: Classic locomotive sander.
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Comments: Chain side.
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Comments: Chain drive.
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Comments: Art Deco streamlined.
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Comments: Top view of switch.
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Comments: Side label.
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