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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
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 26"
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.0502
Date of Manufacturer:	1939 (est.)
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	4/21/2020 12:32:50 PM

Comments:

>>MACHINE<<
Central Specialty built Craftsman 4¼" bench jointer, model 103.0502
Original Sears blue paint color, 3-knife cutter head on ball bearings, 26-1/8" over all length.

MOTOR: Montgomery Ward Blue Line Utility Motor, model number 4395.
1/4hp, 5A, 110V, 60cy, 1740rpm, sleeve bearings, ½" shaft.
Equipped with a cone pulley (4,3-1/2,2-3/4,2") and floating motor mount rail assembly (Central Specialty part numbers on casting).
This motor may have been previously shared with a lathe.

>>HISTORY<<
A fellow OWWMer ran across this jointer paired with a Craftsman/Atlas 8" bench saw at a garage sale, in Marshall Michigan.
The combination did not sell, so he put me in contact with the seller.
I picked up the machines, on 13Aug2006, at the seller's barn in Marshall Michigan (1-1/2hr drive).
The previous owner told me both machines came from his grandfather, who built the wooden stand.

UPDATE 5/11/2014:
Removed rust and cleaned all machined surfaces. Buffed paraffin wax into bed and fence surfaces.
Bearings in great condition. Repacked with Mobil Polyrex EM grease.
Hand sharpened knives on water stones.
Reassembled.
With a dial indicator, set the knives to .001" above the outfeed table.
Hooked up to a 1953 Craftsman/Packard 1/2hp-3450rpm motor, with a 2-1/2" pulley.
Here is a short video of the jointer in operation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-93M8iZVJ7U

UPDATE December 2019:
Sold to a fellow OWWMer.

Photo 1:

Comments: Logo tag side
Source: Canon S230, on my driveway, in the Detroit sunshine.

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Photo 2:

Comments: Pulley side
Source: Canon S230, on my driveway.

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Comments: Motor assembly
Source: Canon S230, on my driveway.

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Photo 4:

Comments: In test running condition. Blade guard shifted to rabbeting position.
Source: Nikon CoolPix with flash

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Comments: Emblem and chips.
Source: Nikon CoolPix with flash.

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Comments: Model tag and belt drive.
Source: Nikon CoolPix with flash.

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