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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:	6"
Submitted By:	Bryan Varner

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23321
Date of Manufacturer:	1950's
Serial Number:
Last Updated	9/25/2013 2:49:54 PM

Comments:

Bought this Jointer in March, 2008 from a guy in Westfield, IN. He reported that he bought it from the original owner of the machine, who was a farmer in the area. It was mounted on the original, rickety wooden base with steel legs that the farmer had made for it. The 2/3HP motor is wired for 115, starts and runs beautifully.

The 2" pulley on the cutter-head arbor is cracked, the spring for the blade guard is a bit weak, the blades are as sharp as a butter knife, and the whole machine is a nice dark rust color. Everything is intact structurally, functionally it's in good working order. This one should be an easy restoration...

At the time I purchased the machine, OWWM was down, so I didn't get to posting until (The great crash of '08!) I started the restoration in early August.

August 17th I had the jointer back together and functioning. After about two weeks of electrolysis, brushing, and painting, it's back together on its old stand, and functional. I need to replace one of the bearings (it's making noise now, and getting hot when run), finish the fence support, and true the fence rail to the table, but so far -- so good. I got the knives reground for $10 from a nice old guy who runs a local sharpening service out of his garage. These puppies are razor sharp. Tables are calibrated to within 0.001" at zero, there's about 0.002" deviance between knives right now. Not bad for a machine that's probably twice my age.

The last picture is a shot of the back, all restored and painted up. The change is pretty dramatic.

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Comments: The Fully Monty
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Comments: Got some butter to joint?
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Comments: They sure don't make em' like this anymore....
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Comments: Slightly out of focus, but you get the idea.
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Comments: Again, out of focus. Forgive the one-handed operation of the camera. The knives & cutterhead are so much cleaner than they were.
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Comments: Finally, something in focus. From the back. Obviously I need to finish up the name plates and put the protractor scale back on.
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