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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:	Sander
Machine Size:	6"x48"/9" disc-now using 8"
Submitted By:	Steve Churman

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Craftsman 103.0802
Date of Manufacturer:	Not sure-early '50's
Serial Number:	n/a
Last Updated	1/4/2009 10:02:41 AM

Comments:

I bought this sander back in 1992 for 25 bucks. No work table, miter gauge or fence. It was on a very rickety wood table stand, which fell apart when I unloaded from my pickup. Put it on a Craftsman stand with a few attachments. The motor was a Westinghouse 3/4hp-1725rpm and was well worn but usable. Since then, I have been searching high and low for the miter work table and the fence. Eventually I made a fence and it works fine. The work table I made for it was a joke. Only at 90 degrees. Well, I didn't have any luck in finding the work table in 14 years until I saw one in a woodworking forum in the last week of August, 2006. This guy made a "Frankensander", out of a discarded table saw and the exact same model sander, like mine. Here's the link to that: http://dgroups.woodmagazine.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tid=14214&webtag=genwoodwork. One thing that was in my mind was, does he have that work table and would he sell it. What he told me floored me. " Just pay the UPS cost and it's yours." When I got it, the surface of the table was rusty. But after cleaning the surface, there were no pits, holes or whatever. Sweet! As for the miter gauge, well that will have to be another searching job or a fabricating project. Maybe get lucky on this one?! The old motor was replaced with a Dayton 1hp, 1725rpm at the time when I got the work table.

Edit: Finally found the miter gauge that was made for this type of sanders. Also will be getting the Delta stand that will fit this sander just right. Both came from Bob Conley. Thanks, Bob! Will post pictures later.

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Comments: This was what I had to work with for several years.
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Comments: Had to put the machine back together in middle of the restoration because of a few projects coming up.
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Comments: Now, If I could find that right miter gauge, it would be the end of a long search.
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