Photo Index - Wysong & Miles Co. - Model 604 Oscillating Edge Sander

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Wysong & Miles Co.
Greensboro, NC

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	10"x172"
Submitted By:	Matt Tebo

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 604 Oscillating Edge Sander
Date of Manufacturer:	1950
Serial Number:	EOS1-132
Last Updated	5/7/2011 10:03:12 AM

Comments:

I bought this machine at the 9-9-08 auction of Nichols and Stone in Gardner Mass. This machine is by far the heaviest machine I have moved, at 4000lbs. It appears to be in very good condition and will probably not be totally torn down. Just a cleaning, lubrication and once over should be all thats needed to make this one run. It is a double sided sander that Nichols and Stone only used one side of. The motor is 5hp, 1200rpm with a huge 284 frame size. After talking to Central Machinery, I was told the sander was shipped on 8-14-1950 and sold to the BM Root Co. in York, PA. They may have been the dealer who sold it to Nichols and Stone, but I am not sure. There was an unbelievable amount of sawdust packed in and around the oscillating mechanism, probably over 100lbs. It was jammed under the moving parts so badly a screwdriver had to chip away at it.

Details on the restoration can be found here:

http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64674

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Comments: Completed machine
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Comments: Before Restoration
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Comments: Custom start/stop buttons
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Comments: Oscillating mechanism - prior to restoration
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Comments: Oscillating mechanism - end view
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Comments: Restoration Badge
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