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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division, Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	4" x 3/4" x 1/2"
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.6628 Belt Driven Bench Grinder
Date of Manufacturer:	1960 (est.)
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	6/23/2021 3:55:28 PM

Comments:

>>MACHINE<<
Sears low cost 4" x 3/4" face x 1/2" arbor belt driven bench grinder.
Power-Bronze finish.
Body and one piece tool rests are cast iron construction.
Spring loaded oil caps lubricate the shaft in body (no additional bearings).
Shaft is 5/8" diameter, with 1/2-20 threaded ends.
Stamped steel arbor flanges with a fiber washer between the inner and the shaft step (the fiber washers might not be original).
Pulley is 2" diameter aluminum alloy.
Recommended speed is ~4500rpm.
Missing the right hand one piece tool rest (anyone have a spare they want to part with?).

>>HISTORY<<
May 2008: Found this grinder in a Metro-Detroit used tool store.

Photo 1:

Comments: Front view
Source: Me, Canon PowerShot w/flash, basement workshop.

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Comments: Rear view
Source: Me, Canon PowerShot w/flash, basement workshop.

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Comments: Original box from 1966 Emerson built 6628 grinder
Source: eBay

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Comments: Original box from 1966 Emerson built 6628 grinder
Source: eBay

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Comments: Original manual 6628 grinder--transcribed text & posted to the Craftsman publications
Source: eBay

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