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Posted by Terry Coombs on June 8, 2008, 9:55 am
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William Noble wrote:
>> Toolpost grinder for a lathe .
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> no, whatever it is, it is NOT a tool post grinder - it sits on a
> pedestal type base that houses the rheostat, the base has rubber
> feet, there is no means to mount to a tool post - whatever it
> originally was, it sat on a bench when doing its job. I thought
> there might be someone who had a "history of dumore stuff" type web
> site they had found that would help - I'll try to get a photo into
> the drop box in the next day or two unless someone can recognize what
> "type KB" might mean
Heh , not the first time I've been wrong . I didn't know they made other
types of buffer/grinder machines .
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Posted by Tom on June 8, 2008, 7:04 am
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William Noble wrote:
> I have a motor that currently has an arbor and a 4 inch buffing wheel on
> it - the motor is on a cast iron stand which houses a rheostat with a
> sliding lever - it is pretty old - looks like it's easily pre WWII - the
> motor says DUMORE type KB on it - screwed to the top of the motor is a
> chrome plated bracket with a vertical hole through it.
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> I am deeply suspicious that this was not originally a buffing machine - for
> one thing the vertical hole in the bracket makes no sense - I'm imagining
> that it might have been a flexible shaft grinder/tool like a foredom type
> tool but my attempts to search for DUMORE type KB have turned up nothing -
> so I turn to this agust body where someone is likely to have a hint or a
> pointer to what it really is.
>
> I can take a photo and put it in the drop box if that would be helpful - but
> the thing is pretty unpretentions - the motor is a brush motor, a bit larger
> than a sewing machine motor, everything is painted black (the old shiny
> black, not wrinkle) and the Dumore label is aluminum with the numbers
> stamped into it - and there is some gold color in the DUMORE logo.
>
> any ideas? links?
>
Sounds like a variation on this, From a 1924 catalog:
"Type D Dumore Universal Motor 1/8 Horse Power
Type D is adapted to jewelers' and dentists'
work and is efficient on general polishing and buffmg.
Finished in black enamel.
Equipment includes wheel arbor and emery wheel, tapered spindle,
8-foot cord and attachment plug, and a five-speed rheostat in base.
Length, 5-5/16 inches, not including shaft extension of 1-1/64 inches
on both ends. Shaft diameter, .375 inch tapered on ends. If desired,
Ritter Chucks or 5/32-inch Goodell-Pratt Chucks may be used on this motor.
Diameter of motor case, 4-3/8 inches. Measurement of base 5-1/4 inches.
Net weight, 12-1/2 pounds. Shipping weight, 15 pounds.
Price, each $27.50"
They made smaller, with only an arbor at one end.
A pic would help
Tom
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Posted by Joseph Gwinn on June 8, 2008, 11:55 am
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> I have a motor that currently has an arbor and a 4 inch buffing wheel on
> it - the motor is on a cast iron stand which houses a rheostat with a
> sliding lever - it is pretty old - looks like it's easily pre WWII - the
> motor says DUMORE type KB on it - screwed to the top of the motor is a
> chrome plated bracket with a vertical hole through it.
>
> I am deeply suspicious that this was not originally a buffing machine - for
> one thing the vertical hole in the bracket makes no sense - I'm imagining
> that it might have been a flexible shaft grinder/tool like a foredom type
> tool but my attempts to search for DUMORE type KB have turned up nothing -
> so I turn to this agust body where someone is likely to have a hint or a
> pointer to what it really is.
>
> I can take a photo and put it in the drop box if that would be helpful - but
> the thing is pretty unpretentions - the motor is a brush motor, a bit larger
> than a sewing machine motor, everything is painted black (the old shiny
> black, not wrinkle) and the Dumore label is aluminum with the numbers
> stamped into it - and there is some gold color in the DUMORE logo.
>
> any ideas? links?
Dumore still exists, so a phone call could prove illuminating.
<http://www.dumorecorp.com/>
Joe Gwinn
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Posted by William Noble on June 8, 2008, 12:00 pm
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> Dumore still exists, so a phone call could prove illuminating.
>
> <http://www.dumorecorp.com/>
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> Joe Gwinn
yes, of course, I can email dumore - I prefer to try other means first
though -
the shaft only comes out one side of the motor - if it didn't have an odd
bracket on top, I would have felt it was just a jewler's buffer, like the
example in the old catalog.
maybe it's time to email dumore.....
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
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Posted by Tom on June 8, 2008, 4:55 pm
Please log in for more thread options William Noble wrote:
>>Dumore still exists, so a phone call could prove illuminating.
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>><http://www.dumorecorp.com/>
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>>Joe Gwinn
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>
> yes, of course, I can email dumore - I prefer to try other means first
> though -
>
> the shaft only comes out one side of the motor - if it didn't have an odd
> bracket on top, I would have felt it was just a jewler's buffer, like the
> example in the old catalog.
>
> maybe it's time to email dumore.....
>
>
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>
In the words of Dumore: "It is a bail for hanging from a trolley or hook."
Tom
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>> '90 Ultra "Strider"
>> '39 WLDD "Popcycle"
>> Buncha cars and a truck