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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Fulton
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division, Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Grinder, Bench
Machine Size: 4"-8" Diameter Buffing Wheels - ½" Arbor
Submitted By: Brian Kachadurian
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: 103.1 Cat# 6613
Date of Manufacturer: 1943-1945
Serial Number: none
Last Updated 12/27/2022 10:40:20 AM

Comments:
>>MACHINE<<
Sears Fulton basic entry level polishing head, built by Central Specialty in Ypsilanti Michigan.
Cast iron frame painted Sears blue (casting number 10276-103.1).
Steel shaft 7½" long, runs in plain iron casting.
LH threaded arbor: ½"-24 x 2-1/8" long
RH threaded arbor: ½"-24 x 2-½" long
Flanges-machined steel.
V-Belt Pulley-2" die-cast aluminum (can be driven from above, behind, & below).
Pulley set screw 1/4-20 x 1/4” cup point with slotted head.
Machined steel oil plugs with felt rod extending to shaft surface. Plugs press fit into frame.

>>HISTORY<<
May 2016:
Purchased at a used tool store in Michigan.
No further history is available.

December 2022:
Set up to do some polishing.
Craftsman 115.19741 1/4 hp 1750 rpm motor on pivot mount.
Motor pulley-2.5”
V-belt 3/8 x 30”
Added a few drops of SAE30 to the polishing head felt wick rods.

Photo 1:

Comments: Front view
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Comments: Rear view
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Comments: Top view of pulley & oil plugs
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Photo 4:

Comments: Oil plug with felt wick rod
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Photo 5:

Comments: Set up for some polishing.
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Comments: 5/8” wrenches used to tighten flange nuts and position wheels at shaft ends.
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