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Manufactured/Badged by:
Baldor Electric Co.
St. Louis, MO; Fort Smith, AR

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	14"
Submitted By:	Keith Rucker

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	1401W 14" Grinder
Date of Manufacturer:	Jan 1974
Serial Number:	174
Last Updated	7/11/2009 5:15:25 PM

Comments:

This is a grinder that I picked up from Mike Wiggins - I actually traded him a 18 jointer for this grinder. Somebody gave the jointer to me and Mike had just about the same amount of money in the grinder, so we just called it an even swap.

The grinder had sat outside, laying on it's back for many years before Mike got it. I did not know what I was going to be getting into with this one. When I got it home, I plugged it into my 3 phase RPC and hit the switch - nothing happened. After a bit of troubleshooting with my volt meter, I discovered that the motor starter was not allowing any voltage to pass through. I also noticed that it looked like the electrical box had filled up with water while sitting on it's back outside and the starter was very rusty and gunked up. I did not know if I would be able to save it or not.

So, I took the motor starter off and temporally replaced it with three phase disconnect just to test the motor. I was very relieved when it fired right up and appeared to run very well!

Next, I took the grinder apart and started cleaning. Not much to it as there really are not that many parts to it. I was very happy to see that the motor was very clean and did not appear to have taken on any water! I would have never imagined that was the case. While I had it apart, I went ahead and replaced the bearings.

After a bit of elbow grease with the wire wheel on the angle grinder and a couple of cans of spray paint, she looks - and runs - as good as new!

I do need to find some new wheels for the grinder - the originals were waterlogged and not safe to use. Mike had already removed them (i.e., broke them apart) before I ever got the machine. I will probably buy one grind stone of a medium grit and put a wire wheel on the other side. If anybody has a spare 14" wheel they want to part with in some rathole somewhere, please let me know before I buy a new one!

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