1934 Craftsman Grinder

Back from when quality was as important as profit!

Epic love right there!
History,family, technology in one piece

gorgeous!

I inherited all of ny grandfathers tools when he passed in 1980. He even had tools from his grandfather who was a blacksmith in the early 1800s in eastern Pa. Most of those tools were made by him personally. I really get a warm feeling when using them. He also left me several slabs of Birdseye Maple and Black Walnut over 100 years old at the time cut into slabs for making gunstocks and grips. Sadly Iv have used all that up over the years as I'm in my 70s now.

That's a sweet piece of kit. Built to last!!

Like my Craftsman drill press in the original color (custom matched by me). A few years "younger" than your grinder. BTW I have a vintage Delta Milwaukee bench grinder. You might find the missing guards and rests on eBay.
My drill press is running the same basic motor as your grinder. The ID plate is about the same. The "sardine can" start capacitor in the base is often knackered and a typical capacitor won't fit. But I combine several lower mf (m doesn't stand for mother) capacitors to obtain the necessary value. THose old craftsman motors run very quiet. I have several as well as a few others. Desirable vintage motors.
I have about 3 more similar Craftsman bench drill presses in parts that I can build. Horder.

Second picture notice my cool vintage cross drilling jig. Scored on CL for 10$
I'm using it as a spring compressor further below.

All tools shown are awesome. The drill presses are especially clean, very nice!

Pictures I found of a complete bench grinder. Keep your out on eBay for parts.

This is my 1940’s Delta Milwaukee bench grinder. I started using it immediately after acquiring so never really cleaned it up like my other vintage machines.
The right side rest and bracket are shop made. Were missing. I don’t care to have the glass shield/light attachments. They do come available on eBay occasionally.
I see an original cast iron base available an hour away. Maybe.
Then I would feel compelled to repaint in the original color. If I do it I have to have original color! Even if I have to tint it myself. I’m just like that.
I have a "real tool grinder" but this is where I prefer to hand sharpen my HSS lathe and metal shaper tool bits.

Some typical profiles I would grind for use on my lathe or metal shaper.
1/4” HSS blanks. Pretty much all I ever use for machining aluminum to annealed tool steel. All you need.
Top to bottom left ends:
In the Elk Tool holder, 60 degree threading threading tool
Groove cutting form bit
Trepanning bit for groove on the right sides of parts
Threading bit for threading to a shoulder on small screws
Internal thread tool
Shear bit
Shear bit
Round nose turning tool
Turning tool
Turning tool
Turning tool
Boring tool
Boring tool
Acme thread form bit.
The Acme bit cuts perfectly, see below

I don't even have any indexable bits for my lathes. Unless you're running production, when you know how to sharpen HSS you don't need them 98% of the time. Hard to beat the finish HSS leaves on a light lathe.

I have an old Craftsman wood lathe probably late 40's to early 50's Dad was in office equipment business and visited another in a town about 100 miles from us and found it. This dealer had been using it to turn and clean up typewriter platens and had quit that service, so dad bought it for I think $10.00, and in the deal got a large 3 jaw 4" chuck. About 15 years ago I had a place true up the shaft and install some new oilite bearings,