GerryinBelleRiver Posted December 7, 2015 Report Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Picked this up at an auction. It is a 7" baldor grinder with what appears to be an aftermarket belt grinding/ sanding attachment labelled Kalamazoo Industries. Takes a 2" x 48" belt. I have never seen a grinder with such an attachment in person and only seen one ( a Rockwell) on the VM site.After some research I discovered that Kalamzoo industires is still in business and still makes this attachment. Unfortunately I arrived at the auction too late to dig around any boxes to see if the other grinder guard was hiding anywhere. I cleaned it up and repainted it up. Only real issue I had is that the belt did not want to track on the centre of the pullies. Fixed that by winding a few layers of electrical tape around the middle of each pulley. Tracks perfectly now. Very handy tool. As found After repainting I put it on my Delta pedestal until I get my 7" delta up and running then I may change the grinding stone out for a wire wheel. Edited December 7, 2015 by GerryinBelleRiver Dadio, Gunny, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote
Larry Buskirk Posted December 7, 2015 Report Posted December 7, 2015 Gerry, Very nice grinder/belt sander. One machine multiple purposes. Quote
Courtland Posted December 7, 2015 Report Posted December 7, 2015 2 hours ago, GerryinBelleRiver said: I put it on my Delta pedestal until I get my 7" delta up and running then I may change the grinding stone out for a wire wheel. Gerry, after all what work, are you ready to sell it? That is a machine I have loved to have for a long time, with a pedestal. Great job Gerry, love it. I think that was a great bonus having the Kalamazoo attachment with it, very unique. Quote
GerryinBelleRiver Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Posted December 8, 2015 Ron: Yes it is 120 volts Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Posted October 31, 2018 I realize this was recently pulled up from the archives, but what a great piece of machinery... Hope @GerryinBelleRiver is still doing restorations and maybe will check in and let us know what he's been up to. It's been nearly a year since he was here last. Trust he's OK? p_toad and Cal 1 1 Quote
CharlieL Posted November 1, 2018 Report Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) It would not surprise me at all if the machine was bought new in that configuration. I have a new 2" Kalamazoo sander that came with a Baldor motor. I like it better then my bench grinder for most jobs. I'll echo what others have said here, nice find. Edited November 1, 2018 by CharlieL Grandpadave52 and Cal 2 Quote
Larry Buskirk Posted November 1, 2018 Report Posted November 1, 2018 On 10/30/2018 at 10:16 PM, Grandpadave52 said: I realize this was recently pulled up from the archives, but what a great piece of machinery... Hope @GerryinBelleRiver is still doing restorations and maybe will check in and let us know what he's been up to. It's been nearly a year since he was here last. Trust he's OK? Dave, He's still posting on the Canadian Woodworking site. Grandpadave52 1 Quote
GerryinBelleRiver Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Posted January 2, 2019 Not to change the topic but I am still around. Spent most of the year trying to clean up the backlog of unfinished projects. As a result I am way behind in posting my restorations. Hope to catch up and will be posting a rehab of a Logan 922 lathe as soon as I finish it up. p_toad and Grandpadave52 2 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Posted January 2, 2019 Great to hear from you Gerry and glad to know all is well. Looking forward to seeing more of your great work here especially since I wasn't around for your earlier work. You do some beautiful restorations. Gunny 1 Quote
Larry Buskirk Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 @GerryinBelleRiver, Hi Gerry, I'm Back!!! Grandpadave52 1 Quote
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