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Manufactured/Badged by:
State Manufacturing & Engineering Co.
Chicago, IL.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	William Thomas

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	S-3 Oscillating spindle sander
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	731
Last Updated	4/11/2015 12:03:57 AM

Comments:

Update April 10, 2015: I have just rebuilt my sander including having the motor rewound, replacing the bearings and shaft seal and painting it.

I just acquired this sander from Jeff Behan. At some point a previous owner tipped it over and broke the pedestal. In the process of repairing it the name tag was removed. I'm not yet certain which model this is.

Update: This sander has sleeve bearings. It's an S-3. It's been sitting in the corner for a few years now because the spindle socket was buggered up and there was a lot of runout. I finally had some time recently to address this issue. I had to make a tapered reamer for the socket because they are no longer available from State. I cleaned up the socket and now there is very little runout, and the spindles no longer pop out. I've moved the sander out to a more accessible spot, and it's taken its place as a usable machine.

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Comments: overall view as received
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Comments: Newly rebuilt and repainted.
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Comments: Motor rewound by Farrar's in Keene, NH
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Comments: New Gits sight glass
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Comments: Re-reaming the spindle socket taper with a reamer I made.
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Comments: Turned wooden table insert.
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