Stoney, Great grinder!

I found one with a feature yours is missing. Maybe you can add it during your restoration.  OR NOT!

http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/barnes/b18.htm

Cool idea.

Quote from: Stoney on November 12, 2011, 04:29:15 PM
The one I looked at was mounted on legs.  It had a wooden handle that wnen pulled down rotated a small gear that then drove the blower.  When ypu pulled the handle up it disengaged the small gear from the large gear.  I wish I had bought it now.

It stood free?  Mine's on legs, but short legs.  There's a handle on the gear wheel that drives a pulley that connects to the blower with a belt.  Oh, wait.  I know yours!  I have one of that sort too.  Similar at least.  The bar is attached to the pan and engages a gear that drives the blower with a belt.  That one came from a barn that belonged to a friend's family for several generations.  I have to tinker with it a bit because the palls that drive the blower gear don't always slide into place well enough.  Fun little forge that makes you look more old-timey if you're doing demonstrations.

 Branson the reason that I wanted it was (1) to do demos and (2) it looked more old-timey than a crank type.  But I didn't buy it because it had holes in the pan and I was on short rations having not worked since my surgery in April. Unusual discretion, at least for me.

Tear down starts Saturday afternoon, if I feel like it, after dialysis.  Will take photos as I go.

That's a sickle bar knife grinder, factory made.  I believe I posted a pic of a restored bar grinder here about a month back.

You may be right Aunt Phil but that throws a new wrinkle in the works.  Finding a grind wheel with the right V profile to grind sickle blades.

aren't they still available at Tractor Supply?

Yes, but I'll have to check the hole diameter to make sure.

Quote from: jimwrench on November 09, 2011, 07:33:00 AM
Looks like a factory built tool to me. very nice.

Looks factory built to me too, maybe a luther, but they marked their stuff good.  there were hundreds of hardware houses offering pedal stuff.  good luck