Found this rusted up crusted up grinder pedestal and decided it needed a new lease on life.
After disassembly, the cast iron parts were re-machined to clean them up, the pedestal casting was glass beaded then refinished then a 1/4 horsepower water pump motor was selected to drive it.
The 6061-t6? aluminum motor pulley was machined to match the new v-belt sourced from Ebay.
Hardwood was chosen from our onsite sawmill for the base.
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This was built as a functional piece of equipment with the added bonus flair of fitting into our vintage shop setting at the Machineworks.
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