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

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Mike Floyd

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	1426 Disc Sander
Date of Manufacturer:	1938-39
Serial Number:	N/A
Last Updated	10/23/2007 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

First a little history. I recently acquired this sander by way of a fellow OWWM'er who always has an eye out for others. I arrived home from work a couple of days ago to find an email from Bill Richardson with photos of a sander he found in at a local flea market. This particular market dealer happens to be one of his regular haunts. Now Bill is a super nice guy who has picked up two tools for me in the past and helped them on thier way to arnfest '07 for me to pick up. The email says that the sander is for sale, but that he needs to know quickly if I want it or not, since he will be returning to the store tomorrow. The photos reveiled a sander that I have been waiting to find for nearly four years. Only the second of this vintage that I have personally seen and in beautiful condition. I quickly called Bill and told him that I would take the sander if he could help me once more. Always the gracious host, Bill emailed me the next day that he already had it safe at his home. While most folks were enjoying a late Sunday morning snooze and I was off at work, Bill was swooping in to snatch this machine up and tuck it away for me. Now is that the OWWM'er spirit or what???

This is an early example of the 1426 12" disc sander first introduced by Delta in the 1938 catalog along side the 1425 belt driven version of the same size. This example is a little hard to date because it bares no serial number, proving that it is an early example. It came complete with what appears to be the original wooden condom on the outboard shaft. This model changed very little other than the change in motors and cheaper castings over the next five or more decades. Proving that it was a very handy design. When I manage to get this sander home, I don't think it will need any restoration, other than a good cleaning and maybe some oil on the trunions.

Thanks again to Bill Richardson for making this find possible.

Photo 1:

Comments: Rear View
Source: Bill's camera

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Comments: Front view
Source: Bill's camera

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