1960's Craftsman Grinder Restoration

1960's Craftsman Bench Grinder Restoration. I needed a new buffing wheel, so I decided to restore this old Craftsman bench grinder
#toolrestoration
#antiquetool
#vintagetool

[@fabiandaroca]

Beautiful Restore!!!

[@suuris1]

Beautiful again!

[@frankiearmstrong2777]

Great Job!! Love the color!

[@dewaynebevis5484]

Love that color blue, hope you used Craftsman USA made tools taking it apart and putting it back together, if not you will jinks it !!😅😅

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

lol mostly American made tools I think, so I should be ok

[@CoolAgainRestoration]

Such a lovely item 😍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

top.

[@taytase]

What a pleasure it is to see this little gem brought back to life! I’d bet you could get at least another 50 years of faithful service out of it. Great job!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

I hope so!

[@ChipChannelRestorations]

AWESOME grinder TRG!!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@rayshutsa6690]

Love that color congratulations on another awesome restoration.

[@RepairRestore]

I absolutely love this. Bring on the tools!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Definitely a lot more tools and antiques coming up

[@geraldstamour1312]

As an ex-SEARS employee (almost 10 years as a tool consultant), I have an affinity for CRAFTSMAN USA made tools!

[@RobertoPerez-lr6hm]

Amazing repair and restoration!

[@Chevelle_addict]

New life to a great old tool. Awesome job.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks 👍

[@dannyhenson3141]

Excellent restoration

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

That's a beautiful blue. Very nice resto!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@charleswise5570]

Perfect restoration! I even love the color! Quality of these older machines will never be matched.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you very much!

[@Cradley684]

Superb job friend, have a nice day !!! Brian UK !!!.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marty01957]

Great job, Tim!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@rogermcdonald1607]

Very nice restoration sir. I love that fractured blue color. You can be proud of that piece. 👍🇺🇸🎥

[@slawmat30]

Amazing paintwork 👏great job 👍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you kindly

[@dbtech7914]

You're a brave man, hitting the power switch in the beginning! Great restoration!

[@Primus54]

Well done, Tim! Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@larryborkstrom3580]

A fine addition to your shop as well as cool video

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks 👍

[@geddyzenorseman7476]

Well done! And that Fractured Blue is such a gorgeous!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@glubtier]

Wow that blue came out a lot brighter than it looked at first, I'm sure some combo of lighting, glare, whatever. Still a surprise! I gotta say though my favorite parts were the wiring and seeing it run smoothly at the end.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pauljs6112]

Another fine restoration and I applaud your choice of colors. Thanks for sharing.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you very much!

[@jeffr0]

man, i like that color.

[@suhayl5157]

First, I love the design of this beautiful grinder from Sears, second I like your work; its sensible, neat and classy. Bravo.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you very much!

[@13thworker45]

You did a beautiful restoration. I wish you would explain your method. Thank You

[@jenniferbonar1276]

Love this

[@Narshadarr]

I have this exact grinder and I guess i know where to send it to make it look brand new!...excellent work and thank you for taking the time out to share your process with all of us .

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Fantastic restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Many thanks!

[@LFKGooner]

Beautiful. Amazing 👏🏾

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 😊

[@curm1778]

Yep. Looks very good.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@geo2cv868]

The before/after is really really impressive :-)

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@carlmcgee1623]

Work of art ! Pure genious !

[@TDIMAXDIESEL]

Superb restoration, the paint is awesome ! 😊🇨🇦

[@Austeration]

That was brilliant 👍 a beautiful old grinder. An amazing piece of work. Love the colour choice. Well done my friend.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you very much!

[@aaronb485]

Good for another 60 years

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@hairychest7865]

Awesome job and in my favorite color.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@williambrown5348]

Outstanding!!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tonoalvarado1436]

¡Súper genial...!👍👍👍👍

[@chemcody5119]

Wow! Another nice referb!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@tigranminasyan3222]

Very well done!!!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you!

[@clydeburnley8006]

Really nice paint job

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks 👍

[@jimgraham4673]

Very nice resto.

[@RaginEagle]

Beautiful results, Beautiful colors

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you!

[@endall6783]

Very nice job!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@aigoru8718]

Awesome stuff dude!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@ironmyno]

Yeah the blue you chose was incredible!!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@michaelsylvester7272]

You sure do outstanding work.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@gayle525]

I love the color, now all I need to do is get a second grinder to put my buffing wheels on. Beautifully done.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you!

[@mikedambowic5862]

Very nice! Good job👍👍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you very much!

[@vltr]

I always love the mess a new buffing wheel makes. Overall, great quality work on the wiring, it's so hard to see people doing a good job in that area on restorations ... I'm subscribing! Cheers!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks 👍

[@19Bmiller]

Great job

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@gleamingplayerable]

Anh hát bằng cả trái tim bảo sao mà cứ ngọt lịm như vậy. Bài nào cũng cảm xúc luôn

[@BANDITRCN28]

It's about dang time!!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

lol you're tellin me! Hopefully get back on schedule now

[@MarkMeadows90]

Looks like those old grinders are relatively easy to work on. I'm not familiar with the electrical wiring and such, but doesn't look very complicated. Another great job!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@chrisamarosa5373]

Great job looks better than the original one

[@ArtisticEndeavors]

Sweeeet - nicely balanced, too. ✌🏻🎨☕️

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ernestobueno5810]

Te sacaste un 10 quedó genial Yel color me encanto

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@paulfreeman745]

Very nice.

[@tomswindler64]

Great video,your still doing yourself proud,just keep up the work that your doing and carry on 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@valveman12]

Nice restoration.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks!

[@natekelly4667]

I bought the 1/3HP version of this grinder at the flea market yesterday. Later that evening I was showing my nephew. I told him about the same story as your channel description as a reason why I need three grinders. Lol. 👍 nice

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@vinceianni4026]

Hi TRG beautiful restoration good job well done mister

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks 👍

[@mikestanley9176]

Those old Craftsman grinders were built like tanks.

[@HNIZAR45]

Nice work

[@adnacraigo6590]

Good work.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks!

[@lawrencereid9375]

The Fractured Blue is a great color for the restored grinder!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@j.zingler6735]

Verry nice and quite.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@ilovetrancemusic2999]

Great Job. I can't See those Tonka Restoration Videos anymore.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@onesky8647]

With those polishing wheels you’ll be able to restore even more metallic objects. :)

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Heck Yeah!

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

amazing restoration. Happy birthday. Very good.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@brooklyndan11206]

What a great restoration my friend!! It's a amazing how you remember where all the pieces goes!! Love that Blue color!! Got 5 stars from me my friend!! 🤗⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🤩🎉👍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jeffkimble8857]

You don’t think he can just watch the tear down video to know how it goes back together 😂

[@johnkelly7264]

Nice job.. like the colour. Subbed here!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for the sub!

[@lisapino6739]

Wow! Fantastic restoration on this Grinder. The color fractured blue looks amazing on it. I really enjoyed watching this video and I am going to subscribe so I can see more. Thanks Be safe

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you very much!

[@lisapino6739]

@@TRGRESTORATIONS You're very welcome

[@richardbrobeck2384]

I restored a 1940s Black & Decker bench grinder built like a tank !

[@czh2432]

Well done! You just got a subscriber my friend!

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Awesome, thank you!

[@persioboni9373]

Excelente !

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DetectMet]

Excelente restauración 👌🏻, la e disfrutado mucho viéndola, solo a faltado restaurar la placa un poco más al estado original pero a quedado bastante bien, en definitiva toda la restauración en si a estado excelente 👍🏻, enhorabuena 👏

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@garyjones2582]

Very nice work.. 👌 Ready for many more years of service.. Take care my friend...

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@jandrasco2498]

Nice video and great work,, made me subscribe.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for the sub!

[@kengeman1976]

perfect

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@robertovillalobos4798]

Excelente trabajo mejor que nuevo , saludos desde Venezuela ciudad de Maracaibo. Suscripto y like 👍👍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@billreyna1355]

Nice restore. It would have been greater finding the grinder in the jungle covered in rust, vines and bird poop awaiting your service. Again good restore.

[@roseblite6449]

As soon as you said, " "Rewired" with lamp cord" I cringed. One does not replace the correct wire with the wrong type of wire. That's a good way for the replacement wire to overheat and cause a fire. Love the miniature of Bob Ross when you went to start painting. I grew up watching him. An of course that last one you put in the oil just had to make a splash, making a bit of a mess. Finished work looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@donaldbutcher1260]

Nicely done. I am a little surprised that a small single phase motor doesn't have a start capacitor.

[@heli-man-]

Congratulations someone that does not put the old bearings in a plastic bag and pretend they are new and only replaced the essential parts great job.

[@GT_Racer347]

Frikkin badass 💯 👌 😍

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@iy4apa46]

Красиво получилось, супер.👍👍👍👍👍

[@trafficsignalman]

Nice restoration. Like the electrical rework. Any more posts coming from the Foundry?

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Hopefully! schedule is pretty tight right now though

[@richardbinell2053]

Thanks for sharing. Lovely job on the powder coating. What's the "hot blue" chemical, please?

[@vinceayub5424]

Great restoration. Where can I purchase the bearings from? Thank you

[@f75gunslinger]

Great work as always. Not a fan of the colors chosen. It isn't a restoration when you change them. It's a customization. I guess for me a classic like that is deserving of its original finish. Most of the brightly colored stuff that I see now tool wise reminds me of the Chinese putting garish colors on stuff to get people's attention and promote sales. The old American tools didn't need that, they sold on quality ( as is shown in the fact that a tool that old with a little TLC can become new again ). This is all my opinion of course, and in disagreement with most that I've read. But as usual, great job in the work you do in bringing a beautiful old tool back to life.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@20ghost21]

I hands down enjoy the videos you find some of the most amazing things to fix up...only my opinion as crazy as it sounds & not trying to be rude but the sandblasting i could do without its long & kinda makes my headache so I typically skip over that part..I mean by now its already a given what it the outcome is going to look like

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Some folks watch exclusively for the sandblasting, gotta try to give everyone a little piece of what they want I suppose

[@cecilgore495]

Great job buddy, I love the color, man you look as if you work out. How did you develop this skill of repairing thi gs.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks, I can be seen around the gym every now and then. Restorations just seemed to be something I had a mind for, anybody can do it, just takes the right tools and some trial and error

[@stevebowen809]

Nice job, why didnt you use the old on off plate on thr switch?

[@puirYorick]

You did just the correct amount.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@sixthfinger1920]

Really enjoyed this video. I'm in the process of restoring a Craftsman bench grinder and this was very helpful. Just curious -- why do you think the motor wasn't working initially? It looks like you just thoroughly cleaned it, and that was all it needed. Did you replace the brushes or anything like that?

[@user-tp7mp3zb4y]

Очень круто 👍🔥

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@toolguybak]

Very nice. One problem is the fingers of the spring has to contact the bearing outer race. Then the plate, felt seal, and outer retainer.

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼