A blessing new grinder

[bowsandroses]

Kind of a long story but here it goes. last night I went on ebay to bid on a grinder I had been watching. Only to find I miss calculated the time and the bid had ended . Just to sulk in my own little mishap I went to craigs list just to look around. Where I saw Keystone grindstone I thaught no way. Now just so you know this grinder were'nt no normal grinder not these days and the one on ebay sold for $26 + $15 S.H. So I go in and look at it and it is beutiful and complete and is in my home town for $30, the one on ebay had a broken tool rest. I called the gentleman who owned it and made arangements to pick it up after work today. After a half hour of BSing with this fellow who turned out to be as excited to see it go to someone that plans to use it as I was to get it. I got it home made a new gasket, lubed it up, straightend the slightly bent arbor, dressed the old wheel and ground the nicks out of my pocket knife. Works like new just love the durability of the old American made tools. The way I come across it is why I call it a blessing.

[JW_Halverson]

That's a dandy!

[bowsandroses]

Thanks JW I'm pretty tickled. Now get ya some sleep lad.

[cracker]

I like that old hand powered stuff. Ron

[YosemiteBen]

That is a beautiful tool! I do like the old stuff. So much better made.

[bowsandroses]

I like the old hand cranks to cracker their funner to use than pushing a power button, if you don,t mind a little exercise
Ben I agree that is the beuty of'm teir built to last and simple so if they do break just about any one can fix'm. Just think of how little they had to manufacture such tools and do it with such quality. Makes me wonder if we're going foward or back.