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Oct 18, 2008 · Over the weekend I found a old pedal grinder like this one This one is rusty but complete,the wheel is out of round or it needs to be balanced,but he is asking 75.00 for it.Sounded a little to much to me for the work ill have to put in it to make it useable again,but what are they really worth?

Over the weekend I found a old pedal grinder like this one This one is rusty but complete,the wheel is out of round or it needs to be balanced,but...Around here (Central Illinois) usual going price at auctions is between 50 and 100 dollars, depending on condition and number of antique collectors...Thank's,I guess they are worth alittle more than I thought.I think I'll get it when I go back.At least it's not a pile of junk like all the ones I...That one is in relatively good and complete shape compared to some I've seen. I'd definitely pay $75 for one in similar condition.That picture is from Yesteryearforge in the gallery(I only used it so everyone would know what I'm talking about).The one I'm looking at is made th...I paid $50.00 for mine but it had a bad flat spot on the wheel. I had it water cut to true it up, $25.00 for that. (It still measures 18"+) So I ha...I have the stone with the shaft through it and nothing else. I paid $10 just for the stone, and I'm pretty sure that it's out of round.I actually have eight of them ( all in as good of shape as the one in the photo, one is new old stock ) and i paid between 50 to 90 dollars apiece...I have three stones so far but only one set up with a hand crank which I take to demos, If i need to sharpen or polish anything up I invite the kid...Just located one at one of my favorite antique dealers for 15 dollars. Stone, shafr but the crank is broken, Wonder if I can locate a blacksmith to...Get price

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Jun 08, 2012 · toxonixs post about building a wet grinder got me thinking about the old pedal powered grinding stones. A friend of mine has one in his living room as decoration. It has a cast Iron seat on it, kind of like an old tractor seat, then pedals to turn the wheel. The wheel itself is approximately 30 i...

"toxonix"'s post about building a wet grinder got me thinking about the old pedal powered grinding stones. A friend of mine has one in his living r...I am actually waiting on a local friend to bring over his fathers old wet grinding stone that was motor powered. According to him it is a fine grit...I thought they were usually just sandstone...I've always wanted to get one though. This might provide a little insight, but even if it doesn't it's...There is a need to be careful with them, however. Sam Savalti got one and tried to motorize it and it exploded, literally. One chunk went through t...there was a picture long time ago of Dana Acker with a pedal bike converted to a stone grinder... that was cool to see.. but i can't find it anywhe...I've seen that video before, and you're right, it's cool to see the old equipment actually running, instead of just being a static display. Most of...Seen this yet? That's probably about the size you're looking for. I wouldn't try spinning it at 1400RPM though. 't I'd add a post concerning the pedal powered sandstone grinder, recently received one with pedal parts missing, and wheel badly grooved and mu...Sean, I've never tried to document it but was always told that the majority of the stones were cast rather than quarried. This may be why they were...That seems likely to me, especially the finer grained whitish ones. Limestone in my area is almost always streaked with different shades, ranging f...

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