Grindr - 1940's style

I was in need of some serious hot metal serious friction . While browsing the app, this beauty caught my eye. It was everything I wanted: Cheap, heavy, old, and in need of repair. I swiped right, met a guy late in the evening, exchanged a bit of cash, and before I knew it, my bounty was in the trunk.

This Baldor grinder from 1947 has lived a hard life. Beyond the McDonald's ketchup and mustard livery, it has serious functional issues, like running at 1700 RPM. It's slow for a grinder, and I'll come back to that. The guards have been damaged or modified beyond reasonable repair, and parts are missing.

I do love some history, so I pressed on to tear it down. This brought up curse phrases that I forgot I knew. By being pan headed, straight slotted and of soft steel, I broke nearly as many screws as I unscrewed.

The motor shaft has had some bad times. The wheel flanges had to be pulled off the shaft.

The wheel spacers (sleeves that move the wheel away from the motor bearings) had welded themselves to the motor shaft. I cut those off, and will have to remake them.

For reasons that seemed good at the time, someone flattened the switch guard. They did leave a bit of red paint to indicate the importance of this control, however.

New bearings are on order. There's a lot of work to do!