That looks like a valve grinder, will also face lifters and possibly face rocker arms.

Very sweet old machine Thanks for the video. From from Frank in Walla Walla Washington

You really explain the operation very well. Some aspects of grinding would be difficult to put into words. I am mostly a hobbiest and have bought a small, used import tool grinder and am trying to learn how to use it.

To what I can see, that machine is a bit like a boring mill, the basic machine is there and you'll need to design and fabricate your own jigs and setups to fully use the potential. it is definitely a keeper. good luck merry christmas and happy new year.

Looks like a old kwickway valve grinder to me

Merry Christmas. It looks like your getting the machine figured out.👍

Hi, again thank for making this video! After watching again, I had two questions: 1) the model you have is the 1340? Assuming yes, how do you find the length? Too long? Would the 1324 have suited better? 2) one of the criticisms of the 1340 I’ve heard is the Z bed travel hand wheel to the far right at the end of the bed. Apparently that is the only way to produce controlled slow cutting motion in the Z axis (the lower wheel on the carriage is only for quick coarse travel). How does this work for you and is it a pain to use that wheel so far to the right? Would that make you consider the 1324 instead with its 24” bed length? Thanks!

There are still Round Leather belts for sewing machines available, l believe..

Love this, Merry Christmas from Orlando, Paul❤❤

You could try to put a dial indicator on that course infeed & bump it to where you want it if you needed to.

Congratulations, that's really sweet. Using the old ratchet straps as belts is genius.

Awesome!

Thanks. Using a fine oil stone to finish up the cutting edge has really improved my bit's cutting ability since the grinding wheel is kinda coarse & even if using a fine wheel it dtill doesn't come close to an oil stone's finish.

It should have a very accurate gradation for setting the 6-ball chuck and the 3-roller attachment angles and it doesn't look to have either one, and guessing at it''s nfg. Also would the 3-rollers need a longer belt & then be able to hold a lifter for facing and still have enough range to still do the valve ends?

Merry Christmas

Glad to finally see my father’s old yard sale find up and running. Way to go.

i didn't notice a reservoir for grinding lubricant. btw i have the original manual for my kwikway valve grinder and it says a mixture of kerosene and lard

You folks have a wonderful Xmas. I thought my Cincinatti Monoset was complex but seeing your Kwik-way grinder I realise I was mistaken as to the meaning of "complex". Best regards to you both Sarah

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That thing must have been very expensive when it was new!

Nice grinder!

Sirs I would like to warn potential buyers of the smithy brand of machine after I got my machine not knowing how a lathe is suppose to run I could never get a smooth finish on my turnings when I finally discovered that clutch mechanisms was wrapped and would vibrate the machine I tried to get Smithy service to help me repair it it is now 1 year later after 15 e-mails and several calls that no one will answer or call you back I have started to warn people of the way this company treats its customers after they already have gotten all the money they think there going to get out of you so if you are planning to purchase one of these machines all I can say is DON'T DO IT

Great video, thank you. Very similar (identical I dare say) to spin grinding and relief grinding (backing off) reel mowers. Can you make this video shareable? The link I’m trying to share doesn’t allow it.

I knew an old Kwik Way salesman. Its too bad hes been gone for many years, he would have known everything about your machine. I was 18 - 20 at the time, and he ran a machine shop and parts store. Im 67 now, so that was many yrs ago! I have used Kwik Way valve grinders, but I own a Sioux machine. Interesting! Good luck!

The video is not very good for people who do not have this equipment. but it looks fun. Thanks for your trouble.

I use a small scope 3x28 with crosshair. I dont depend on Battery. Red Dot on top of the scope. Bigger magazines are available with speedloader

That extension on the tailstock looks like a quick way to chatter town!

Is this something you do professionally, or do you just have a geometry fetish?

There is flat belt maker in Wisconsin that will custom flat belts for machines. I forgot their name.

Eagle belting sells many shapes of urethane belting that you buy in 100 foot box and there’s a melting tool you use it. You cut it and melt it together. The beauty of using their belt is you don’t have to disassemble the whole machine to install a one piece O-ring belt, and they have v belts and square belts

Will that machine do surface grinding too?

every cool machine possibly a belt may go on around the outside of the roller with the little handle and holds tension on the valve stem. Also you can cut the round rubber belt on a 45 degree angle then heat both ends between the a flame an melt the seem together I have a small lathe that uses a similar round belt.

Guy Lautard has a jig for sharpening small drills in his book, very simple, just a block of metal.

I've had several valve grinding machines, but they weren't this fancy.

Sir... I hv 1 doubt.. What if dovetail cutter has more teeth (16 T).. Do i hv to use smaller dia wheel...? But in that case my machine Y table doesn't reach upto cutter....

Great find!

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Thanks

and this is why i love having a shaper.... i can signal point cut dovetails and dont need the cutter! mostly because i dont have a modern proper tool grinding set up... just a bench grinder!

Regarding the "mystery device", Is there a chance the belt could go around the outside of both of the fixed pulleys AND around the third pulley? The idler pulley does appear to have a lot of travel. That would explain the discoloration on the pulleys and still trap a valve stem between the three rollers without interference from the belt. Not the most elegant setup for sure!

Maybe if you can research the pattern number and get the information it might shed some light on what it does.

Well done, thanks.

I know one thing, those belts do need guards, I'm not a safety guy, I'm the guy who's lucky to retire with fingers after a life of playing with machines. A lot of these fine, old machines have to be scrapped because they don't meet safety standards.

My guess on the roller part. For grinding cam followers/lifters. My 2 cents neat machine

Very nice machine.

Cool old machine. Is there a model number or any other kind of information on it that might be helpful for research purposes?

Vintage Machinery has a Kwik Way model H ,four page brochure on a piston turning and grinding machine….that looks similar…1958 vintage, look for Cedar Rapids engineering and then at the publication reprints section…sorry I can’t send the link, but it issued to find…Paul

it is an cylindrical grinding machine with a provision for valve grinding, To what I see, the use is limited to your imagination, you can have to fabricate some attachements to widen the use but it can do it never scrap that machine.

Started watching and realized in my scrap bucket was a chuck that matched yours paused the video went and brought it in and showed the wife she agreed it is the same.

that's cool i have my gfrathers kwikway boring bar, valve grinder, seat installer never saw that