Oh, great, just what we need, one more person to compete with looking for a Sanford. Look, buddy, you stay east of the Mississippi, I'll stay west. By the time we end up in the nursing home, we might both find one.I never considered a surface grinder because of their size... This is very cool!!
@vtcnc Do share photos and, if possible, a video when you have it all back together.
Oh, great, just what we need, one more person to compete with looking for a Sanford. Look, buddy, you stay east of the Mississippi, I'll stay west. By the time we end up in the nursing home, we might both find one.
And one Sanford for 1,295.00
Ok, thank you for the lead. So its a 1/2" x19" leather belt? I am curious on the original length spec'ed for earlier sg48. I've seen people using belts from 17-19".Sorry, Minneapolis.
Did Amphenol/ITT/Canon circular connectors even exist in 1947? I think those came 20 years later. Luckily those components are widely available.
Sorry I am just now seeing this. I got a rubber belt from Sopko and Sons. It took a week or 2 to get it but in the meantime I decided to go to a vacuum cleaner store and see what they had. Sure enough they have exactly what I needed in many different lengths. i installed the Sopko belt and it runs super smooth. I never installed the VC belt but I doubt their would be a difference. Vacuum cleaner belts run pretty fast and take a lot of abuse so I am sure they would be able to put up with the dust from surface grinding.This is a great thread! Can I crash the party?! I just acquired an old sg48 (#47-1198 - 1947 model?). It appears to be in good shape, but I see no scraping on the ways. I'm trying to learn about it, and I need to find a flat belt. How is that McMaster 5/8"x17 poly belt working for you @9t8z28 ? I heard some grabbed a 1"x18" rubber/plastic core (I found this one: https://www.mcmaster.com/6082K12-6082K613/ )
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I also have to figure out the wiring. It has some weird connector malarkey going on - the cable wont go into the chuck - screws are too large, so someone has been in there messing about. Is that two pin connector stock? Also, it looks like where the cable goes into the body has been modified with a little plate. I haven't plugged it in yet, and I want to investigate a bit more before I do. I guess there are tubes in the base?! I tipped my machine over to look, but there is cover there.
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Also, my unit has been painted I think, and I doubt that chrome is standard - has anyone seen that before? Someone must have loved this previously. Its in fairly decent shape and complete.
One last question, does anyone know what this threaded chrome piece on the side could have been used for?
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