fixitup
Cast Iron
- Joined
- May 9, 2004
- Location
- Owensboro, KY
I went to an estate sale a couple of weeks ago that advertised wookworking equipment. As it turned out the guy was a tool and die maker from the local GE tube plant. I found this extra nice Sanford SG48 grinder with a lot of goodies for $275.00. I can't get over how nice it grinds! All factory scraping is there and the leadscrews have almost no backlash. I disassembled the grinder to clean and repaint and it is now making sparks.
A large selection of wheels came with it as well as 3 new Elgin diamond wheels, several new belts and a brand new factory spindle in the box.
This is a second generation model from around 1970. Our local tube plant had a least 50 of these grinders throughout the plant for sharpening small dies, etc.
They ceased tube manufacturing in 1985.
A large selection of wheels came with it as well as 3 new Elgin diamond wheels, several new belts and a brand new factory spindle in the box.
This is a second generation model from around 1970. Our local tube plant had a least 50 of these grinders throughout the plant for sharpening small dies, etc.
They ceased tube manufacturing in 1985.