Even the gearing is beefy. Forgoing the typical worm gears, they used system of toothed gears that run in an oil bath.
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With...
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With a 22:1 ratio this thing spins like an electric with very little effort and is almost as loud.
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With a 22:1 ratio this thing spins like an electric with very little effort and is almost as loud.
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With a 22:1 ratio this thing spins like an electric with very little effort and is almost as loud.
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With a 22:1 ratio this thing spins like an electric with very little effort and is almost as loud.
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With a 22:1 ratio this thing spins like an electric with very little effort and is almost as loud.
Goodell Pratt Model 485. This was their "tool box grinder", their smallest model and meant to be portable but it's built like a tank and weighs almost 11 lbs. With a 22:1 ratio this thing spins like an electric with very little effort and is almost as loud.
This is before I cleaned out the petrified grease and put in new. She spins like a top now.
Prairie Tool Co. Sturdibilt Model 85 hand crank grinder. Very nice grinder with a 15:1 ratio. Circa 1920's.
First up is a Prairie Tool model 85 horizontal grinder. It looked like it had been sitting in a dirty barn for 50 years.
Before/After:
Vid:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOeH4ZI6EPA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOeH4ZI6EPA
Next is a no-name green grinder...
I'm planning on buying myself a hand crank grinder for Christmas but where do you find good grinding stones suitable for sharpening? Not sure of exactly which grinder I'll be buying yet, most likely an antique one off ebay so it will probably need a 4-6 inch wheel.
How about these Nortons from...