New to me Rockwell belt disk sander w/pics

[David Eisan]

I finally brought home my Delta/Rockwell sander,

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/sander1a.jpg

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/sander2a.jpg

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/sander3a.jpg

The motor was a 3450 RPM 3 phase motor and I could not easily find the motor I wanted in 3450 RPM single phase. I decided on a 1.5HP 1725 RPM Leeson cap start cap run motor with a manual reset overload. This required a larger pulley but was not a problem to source.

I will be mounting the new mag starter inside the stand and using the original remote on/off buttons.

I could probably just switch the motor and start using the machine, but I am going to tear it down and paint it, replace the bearings, etc.

I was hoping for an older one, but 6 years is a long enough time to be looking...

David.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Very cool David. Be sure to post pics when it's all dressed up and ready to get dirty.

- Vaughn

[Jim Becker]

Looks like a nice, sturdy machine! Great acquisition!

[tod evans]

nice score david!

[Bruce Page]

Very nice David! I have an almost identical Delta. The only difference I can see is my base is a little different.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=13017
I love mine! If your sander dosen’t have it (most don’t), I recommend getting the sheet metal dust collector attachment that mounts under the 12” disk. I seems high priced at about $50 but it works very well. You’ll be amazed at the amount of fine dust the sander will generate!

[Russ Massery]

Nice unit David. Looks about the same era machine as my 14" bandsaw. Looking at the dust piles around your shop it may be time to upgrade the dust collection:rolleyes: