THE SURFACE GRINDER
I LOVE SURFACE GRINDERS, THEY ARE INCREDIBLY USEFUL MACHINES BUT TAKE UP VALUABLE SPACE. I REMEMBER ONE OF MY FIRST JOBS THAT I DID DURING MY APPRENTICESHIP WAS TO DISMANTLE A MANUAL BROWNE& SHARP SURFACE GRINDER, MEASURE IT UP AND MAKE WORKING DRAWINGS OF THE COMPONENTS SO THAT NEW MACHINES COULD BE MANUFACTURED IN HOUSE.
I HAD THIS EAGLE SURFACE GRINDER IN MY PREVIOUS OSLO WORKSHOP. MADE BY THE BRITISH COMPANY "DRONFIELD" IT WAS AND STILL IS A POPULAR MACHINE IN THE WORKSHOP. EVEN THOUGH BELLOWS WERE FITTED OVER THE EXPOSED SLIDEWAYS A LOT OF WEAR COULD TAKE PLACE AND IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE THE BED WAS WORN TO RESEMBLE A BANANA BUT IT WAS GOOD FOR SMALL WORK
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