Photo Index - Porter-Cable Machine Co. - D1 Disk Sander

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	15"
Submitted By:	Dave Potts

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	D1 Disk Sander
Date of Manufacturer:	1920's to 30's
Serial Number:
Last Updated	2/11/2003 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

This model was first developed by Syracuse Sander and kept in the bullpen when Porter Cable took over in the mid-1920's. The D1 15" disk sander featured a self contained dust collection and bagging system through the implementation of cast vanes on the backside of the sanding disk. As the vanes spun inside the cast shroud of the machine's frame, air was pulled through two ports-- one at the top of the disk and one at the bottom of the disk, both behind the covers/guards. Exhaust air and dust was then forced out a hole in the bottom rear of the disk's shroud.

This machine is missing the proper table, table support arm/trunnion, and single mounting post. I have seen several sanders in a similar state, so I can surmise these parts either failed, or were set aside from the machine to do full-disk abrading, and then were never returned. I'll eventually fabricate a better table arrangement than what is on the machine presently, but it is a second sander and not a priority at this point.

Photo 1:

Comments: Currently an "ugly duckling"
Source: In my basement workshop

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Photo 2:

Comments: The inner-workings of the self-contained dust collection
Source: In my basement workshop

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Photo 3:

Comments: Indicates #1313's heritage as a Syracuse Sander mfg. by Porter Cable
Source: In my basement workshop

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