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| Posted: Sun Nov 10th, 2013 01:33 am |
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James Guinn Guest 
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Need a pedestal for my grinder/buffer, any recommendations?
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10th, 2013 01:40 am |
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Charlie Wicks AFCA Member 
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Don't know if you have a harbor freight near you or not but they did sell the grinder pedestals
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10th, 2013 01:56 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Charlie Wicks wrote: Don't know if you have a harbor freight near you or not but they did sell the grinder pedestals Bought a 6 inch buffer their today and they were out and had no idea when they would be in. Let me check out there website.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10th, 2013 02:16 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Reviews on Harbor Freight pedestals not so good. Maybe Northern Tool and Supply........
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10th, 2013 07:15 pm |
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Rick Huckabee AFCA Member 
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James Guinn wrote: Need a pedestal for my grinder/buffer, any recommendations? I got mine from Caswell, outfit in California, they have pads, compounds, pait, really good tutorials lots of good stuff.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 12:08 am |
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Steve Sherwood AFCA Member 
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I bought this one at Harbor Freight a few years ago, I added a couple of 2x4 to make it stable. Works great. Attached Image (viewed 766 times):
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 01:21 am |
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Mark Behrend AFCA Member 
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James, I got the Harbor Freight pedestal and it works fine for me. They sell two different style but be sure to get the heavy duty one for I think was $20 more. Mark
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 03:34 am |
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Tim Marks Guest
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How much are you looking to spend? you could make a nice one complete with shelving for the price of a single sheet of plywood, around $40.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 03:43 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Tim Marks wrote: How much are you looking to spend? you could make a nice one complete with shelving for the price of a single sheet of plywood, around $40. I was debating on framing one out myself or just buying a metal stand, unsure.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 04:37 am |
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Tim Marks Guest
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James Guinn wrote:
fwiw I have an Eastwood 1hp buffer that came with its own heavy duty pedestal (good package overall, especially for the money). Anyway, I am building my own stand for it now complete with storage for buffing wheels/compound as well as bracketry built in so that I can create a proper ducting system for the wheels to minimize dust build up.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:01 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Post some pics Tim.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:05 am |
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Tim Marks Guest
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James Guinn wrote: Post some pics Tim. Not there yet. I moved a couple months ago and had to build up a new shop from scratch. 1400 square foot dream shop! This weekend I finally finished the "dust room" which is where I'll keep the buffer, sander, grinder, blast cabinet etc. In the next few weeks I'll work on the buffer cabinet.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:42 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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That's great, post some pics when possible.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:49 am |
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Dan Wyatt AFCA Member
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I restored these Delta pedestal grinders several years ago and set them up by design for each wheel to do something different........I wished I had done this back 40 years ago as I go up and down this line several times a week using different wheels for different tasks. You should be able to enlarge the pic and look at the wheels closer.......... These happen to be my favorite design and style of pedestal grinder .......they were the first generation of Delta pedestal grinders and this particular style was made from 1936 through 1942 if I remember my Delta history. Attached Image (viewed 799 times): Last edited on Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:52 am by Dan Wyatt |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:51 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Dan Wyatt wrote: I restored these Delta pedestal grinders several years ago and set them up by design for each wheel to do something different........I wished I had done this back 40 years ago as I go up and down this line several times a week using different wheels for different tasks. Awesome!!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:55 am |
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Tim Marks Guest
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WOW! thank you, Dan!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 03:45 pm |
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Michael Rathberger Guest 
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I bought both of mine from the local flea markets. Proper cast iron pedestals that had old grinders attached. I made a metal adapter plate when needed. Dan's setup is amazing, a lot of this stuff can be found at auction. Might not be worth spending a day, but you'll have something that'll last forever.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 03:57 pm |
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Dan Wyatt AFCA Member
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James ....... you can easily search google image for what you want if you want to make the base/pedestal yourself out of whatever material you have handy. I have seen a kigillion bases made from car/truck rims or discs from a farm disc welded to large pipe with a plate on top to mount the grinder.......Tim has a good idea to make a cabinet type base ..... Thanks for all the compliments on my row of grinders ........I have 5 more like these that are going into my second shed that I use for for other repair. Thanks ~ Dan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 04:56 pm |
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Hunter Jones Guest 
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Michael Rathberger wrote: I bought both of mine from the local flea markets. Proper cast iron pedestals that had old grinders attached. I made a metal adapter plate when needed. My opinion exactly, keep your eyes open and you should be able to buy an old working American one for 1/2 the price or less than a Chinese one. I buy pedestal grinders, drill presses, band saws, lathes etc etc whenever I see an American one going cheap. Most recently I bought a Delta metal cutting band saw with a 1/2 horse motor on it for $50, and a Chicago Power Tool Co. (actually made in Chicago unlike modern 'Chicago Electric') pedestal grinder with a 1/2 horse motor for $40. They both work just perfectly too.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:00 pm |
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Hunter Jones Guest
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Oh, and Dan your work is amazing. It's wonderful to see someone who restores these machines. Too often people scrap them. Perhaps one day we'll once more start making tools of similar quality on as large a scale in the United States. I hope so, at least. Last edited on Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:01 pm by Hunter Jones |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:02 pm |
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James Guinn Guest
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Hunter Jones wrote: Michael Rathberger wrote:I bought both of mine from the local flea markets. Proper cast iron pedestals that had old grinders attached. I made a metal adapter plate when needed. I think I am just going to make one, frame a cabinet pedestal out of 2x4's and 1/2-3/4 plywood with 2 shelves and a door. Still in the works.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:04 pm |
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James Guinn Guest
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Hunter Jones wrote: Oh, and Dan your work is amazing. It's wonderful to see someone who restores these machines. Too often people scrap them. I hope so too. American pride and craftsmanship is no longer-people used to take pride in their work/trade.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:09 pm |
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Hunter Jones Guest
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What size of grinder are you wanting to get? You don't really need too big a grinder for most fan stuff. I mean, I've had some small 1/6th HP Stanley pedestal grinders that would probably be about perfect. But you really should keep an eye on craigslist, local flea markets, and local auctions. Although with auctions, I'd be wary of consignment auctions. They are the ones most likely to sell you something that doesn't work, but that doesn't happen most of the time.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:15 pm |
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James Guinn Guest
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It's for my buffer, but I have a grinder I need to build one for too, I do general contracting-it's not just for fans.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:32 pm |
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Hunter Jones Guest
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Well, for just a buffer you could conceivably put some attachments onto the shaft of a regular 1/4 or 1/3 horsepower utility motor.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11th, 2013 05:39 pm |
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James Guinn Guest
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Hunter Jones wrote: Well, for just a buffer you could conceivably put some attachments onto the shaft of a regular 1/4 or 1/3 horsepower utility motor. I already have the buffer, just need the stand, will prob build it.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24th, 2013 01:11 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Between working 2 jobs and 7 days a week I might add, I put this cabinet pedestal together today for my buffer. I will install door w/ hardware and sand tomorrow and attach a framed mount on top for the buffer and take some more pics. Attached Image (viewed 586 times):
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24th, 2013 01:12 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24th, 2013 01:13 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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harbor Freight 6 inch buffer Attached Image (viewed 588 times):
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24th, 2013 02:02 am |
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Josh Backens Guest 
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Looks great James! Are you gonna add a dust collection system? After a couple hours buffing you'll find that's definitely the way to go 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24th, 2013 02:23 am |
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Rudy Benvin Guest 
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You can always get one from grizzley tool. http://www.grizzly.com/products/H7763 Rudy
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24th, 2013 02:29 am |
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James Guinn Guest
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Rudy Benvin wrote: You can always get one from grizzley tool. I like to build stuff and all my garage/workshop cabinets and bench tables are built by hand. I was going to go the cast pedestal route but decided to build a cabinet with a shelf for storage of wheels and rouge etc....
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