Photo Index - Porter-Cable Machine Co. - BG8 Belt Grinder

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

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	9" x 107"
Submitted By:	Chris Pyle

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	BG8 Belt Grinder
Date of Manufacturer:	1940s-50s
Serial Number:	6007
Last Updated	11/15/2024 10:29:04 PM

Comments:

Purchased at a local auction. Early inspection lead me to believe this is a BG8-FT9 variety with non-functional hydraulics. It has the ball-bearing roller table with t-slots and appears to be mostly intact.

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Comments: Just after purchase
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Comments: Badge & Serial Number
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Comments: Top roller adjustment mechanism
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Comments: Pully arrangement and some of what I believe is the hydraulic system
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Comments: Ball bearing table on rollers
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Comments: As purchased
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