I picked this up a while ago and posted about it here.

It took a little longer than I had planned to get a chance to restore it.  It was a simple restoration and once I able to work on it it only took a weekend to do and most of that time was spent waiting for paint to dry.

The sander was in good shape and complete with all 10 spindles and 3 throat plates.  The paint was descent with only a couple of chips but I didn't like the color, so rather than completely strip it I just sanded the paint to roughen it up and painted over it.

I found the original Max color under the cast iron base and matched it as close as I could.  The color balance is a little off in these pictures though, I forgot I had a filter on my camera from a previous shoot so the color looks a lot bluer than it really is.

Anyways, here's what I started with ...

A tan 1985 Beachmont Tabor Sander
Model No. VS1-18
Serial No. 85036

As purchased:

It was very easy to tear apart, just a few bolts at each section.

3 Phase 1 H.P. motor

The gears look great. I pulled all the bearings, popped the shields off, cleaned and regreased them.  They are still a little noisy so I think I will end up replacing them.

Here it is all finished.

The table that the spindles and plates sit in was really chipped up and I had visions of it happening again after I repainted it, so I stripped the paint off that I had just put on and polished the table instead. I like the looks a lot better and now I don't have to worry about scratching the paint either.

I have 3 phase in the shop but I wanted it to run off of 110v in case I decided to sell it so I added a Teco FM50 drive to it. Having the variable speed is also cool. 

I had to do a little modifying to the cast aluminum to make it fit. I was also worried about getting enough air flow to it so I installed a motor fan to the motor shaft just below the coupler that ya can see a couple of pics above. I also put some spacers under the base to allow air to get inside.

Just under the driver and the aluminum rack (where the cord is coming out) there is opening about 2 inches wide and 5 inches long. I can hold a lighter 10 inches away from it (yes I actually measured it ... lol) and there is enough airflow to blow it out so that should be more than enough to keep it cool.

Thanks for looking,

Shane

Beautiful restoration! Love the variable speed "upgrade".

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Shane, first off, beautiful!

Now the picture 2nd down from the top, it appears it is full of oil? Is it an oil bath?

It looks brand new man, I cannot believe how awesome it turned out. If you do decided to sell, please post it here to in our classifieds, ya never know, I might have hit the lottery by then.

Great job Shane.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Thanks guys!

Yes John that is the oil bath. As it runs it splashes the oil up on the gears and shaft.

John Morris said:

Shane, first off, beautiful!

Now the picture 2nd down from the top, it appears it is full of oil? Is it an oil bath?

It looks brand new man, I cannot believe how awesome it turned out. If you do decided to sell, please post it here to in our classifieds, ya never know, I might have hit the lottery by then.

Great job Shane.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

That is cool Shane, the old tools sure were unique in that regard weren't they.

I have a funny story about a 48 ford pu and my buddy.

He was stuck with his truck somewhere. We were both about 16 yrs old. I went out to help my stranded friend, I was the more mechanically inclined between us. I rode up on his site where he and his 48 were stuck, and I commenced to checking the typical stuff, loose plug wires etc. Then I opened up his air filter above his carb and I saw a pool of oil where the air filter was supposed to be! Being the knucklehead I was and half drunk at the time, I exclaimed, well hockey sticks Bruce! There's your problem you got oil in your air filter!!!! Before he could say "Stop Jackass!" I had that air cleaner off the top of the carb and dumping the oil out in a trash can nearby. Later I learned it was an oil bath filter common in older vehicles. Finally I piled him up in my truck, surfboards and all, we forgot about his truck for the day and commenced to surfing the rest of the day away, once both our heads were on our shoulders properly we went back the next day and plopped a new battery in his truck and off he went. Crazy old trucks!

Shane Whitlock said:

Thanks guys!

Yes John that is the oil bath. As it runs it splashes the oil up on the gears and shaft.

John Morris said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Shane,

 Another better than new resto-mod.

 

Larry

Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host

 

Nice Shane! I really like the VFD integration, looks factory.

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That is one sweet machine now. Great job!

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Even with your camera filter, I really like the color.  You did a fine job.  Now, Max is on my most wanted list.

Tom

Very well done.  You gave it a brand new look!

 

Good work with it!