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Manufactured/Badged by:
Rankin Brothers Manufacturing Inc.
Lynwood, CA

True Manufacturer:
Rankin Brothers Manufacturing Inc., Lynwood, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	20" Disc Sander
Submitted By:	Dana Messerschmidt

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Apex Rankin Bros Disc Sander / Model 20S 700C
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:	2015
Last Updated	10/31/2023 9:40:40 PM

Comments:

I purchased this for about $300 on an online auction in August 2022. I spent the next few months restoring it. I disassembled it and sandblasted the items I could. The motor ran, but the bearings were replaced at a cost of about $150. It has a 3 phase, 2 HP motor. I do not have 3 phase in my shop. The motor shop that replaced the bearings suggested I use a Digital Phase Shifter that I purchases on Amazon for $135. So far that has been working fine. The machine appeared to have been used in a metal shop and the disc had some grooves cut in to it and some pretty good dings. A local fabrication manufacturer has a large lathe with a 3 jaw chuch that they put the disc in and machined the surface flat for me. I used Rustoleum Hammered Spray Paint, Verde Green, 7219830.

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Comments: Apex Rankin Bros sander after restoration
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Comments: Apex Sander the day I brought it to my shop
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Comments: Apex Sander model and serial numbrer plate
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Comments: Digital phase shifter
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Comments: Electra Motors 3 phase/2HP motor
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