Photo Index - Millers Falls Co. - No. 150

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Millers Falls Co.
Millers Falls, MA; New York, NY; Greenfield, MA; Cincinnati, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Dan Hoenisch

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No. 150
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:
Last Updated	4/23/2007 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

I picked this up on eBay a couple of weeks ago for about $22. I needed a buffing arbor, and I have tried for months to buy one from eBay, but I had a certain limit that I was willing to spend on one. Finally, I got this one. It was in decent shape when I got it. Chipped paint, and some light surface rust on the exposed metal parts, but very useable. The bushings were in good shape as well, so there was no wobble in the arbor. There is a little slight bend in the pulley, but nothing that will effect the operation of this machine. Anyhow, I stripped the really thick paint from this machine (4/23/07). By the way, it looks like this was dipped in paint, and not sprayed or anything. On the inside of this unit, you can see where the paint level stopped due to air in the machine. I painted it Rustoleum dark machine gray. Close enough to the original gray. I wire wheeled all the exposed metal. It went together as easily as it came apart. Now, I just have to buy some thick buffing wheels, preferably 8" or so. This unit stands about 7 3/4" tall, so I can get some rather decent sized buffing wheels for it. I will be hooking it up to one of my smaller motors, and will be mounting it on a couple of sheets of plywood. The idea is to make this a portable unit that I can clamp down to a workbench or table saw when I need it. I am running out of room in my shop, and this is one machine that doesn't really need a dedicated stand, so making it portable makes the most sense, at least to me.

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Comments: This is the after picture of the grinder. I didn't bother with a before picture since this wasn't a major restoration or anything
Source: My workshop with my Nikon Coolpix 4100

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