Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - Triple Duty Grinder

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	T.J. Mahaffey

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Triple Duty Grinder
Date of Manufacturer:	1944
Serial Number:	32-5184
Last Updated	3/21/2014 7:47:29 PM

Comments:

I had spotted it in some pictures from an upcoming auction which took place an hour and a half away. However, I just couldn't make it and figured I'd have to keep looking. A few days later, the same grinder showed up on Cr*igslist and I contacted the seller. We agreed on a bottom dollar price which was 40% lower than advertised, but about double what I would have *liked* to pay. But the vintage name plate was really calling to me as were the intact shields. I asked the seller if the shields had broken or cracked glass. He said, "no", yet I discovered immediately upon my arrival for pickup the next day (driving a half hour from work at lunch to do so) that one of them *was*, in fact, cracked significantly. I was a bit annoyed since I had asked the seller explicitly about this before making the trip, but when I noticed the toggle switch was present and working (a feature I had thought was missing entirely based on the poor pictures), I decided that was an ok trade-off.

Other good news:

-- She spins up and runs beautifully and respectably quiet.
-- the wheel shrouds are intact and complete, including the outside covers which I find are often missing from vintage grinders of any quality.

I'll rewire it, clean and repaint. I'll also need a line on replacement tool rests and one shield glass.

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Comments: Front view
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Comments: Rear view
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Comments: Name plate with specs
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Comments: Switch with original plate
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Comments: Serial number plate
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