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Tony--

Nice score on the grinder! It will last forever when you get it up and running. Looks like something that my grandfather had. You will probably have to make the leather belt that supplies power. You can get the proper leather from a saddle maker. Tell them what you want it for and they can the right thickness. My grandfather had a wood shop powered by a Ford Model T engine outside the barn and all of his 'power' tools ran from leather belts on pulleys. He used copper rivets to make the belts and set them by hand with a ball peen hammer. Here's a place to look for saddle makers:

http://www.ohorse.com/shopping/saddle-makers/local/oceania/new-zealand/

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

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Jim Howell
Charlotte, NC

Probably nothing wrong with that wheel, that some truing up would not cure.

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

But its....well - you know......dirty......

Congrats Tony!!

I'm totally envious. I would love to outfit an entire shop with antique treadle-operated tools. That's one of my biggest dreams. The problem is finding them! During WW 1 & 2, the efforts to fuel the war saw a lot of these wonderful old tools melted down to become tanks and planes and such.
Congrats! Restore it and use it with much happiness!

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Only badly."

You can even fit a *cough cough* ..motor to that wheel. That would be cool





((that was intended to be a joke))

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My old man just said that looong time ago, there were "mobile" sharpeners who had similar contraptions secured to a wheel chair and they were wondering the streets of the city - people would come out and sharpen their kitchen knives and such on spot

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Don,
I guess that new CNC is going to be treadle operated then?

When I was a kid my great uncle made violins and had a treadle-powered jig saw that had been made from an old treadle-powered sewing machine. He did beautiful scroll work with that machine.

Alex, nice score!
Craig S.

Hesh ... you crack me up!

Tony ... nice score! I agree with Waddy. You'll probably be able to true up that old stone.

Rick

Tony,
That is a real score ! I am a fanatic about only wet grinding my plane irons and chisels. As someone metioned most likely all you need to do is true it up. Easy to replace bushings, make a belt if needed. Very cool, I am envious.
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