Wachuko's Boyar-Schultz Six-Twelve Surface Grinder

[wachuko]

Just documenting the acquisition of my surface grinder. Purchased Nov 29, 2024. The owner was a tool and die maker that passed away and his son is selling everything in the garage.

Not doing much to it, just need to:

• Clean, clean, clean... not sure if I will repaint it... thinking about it
• Redo all the wiring since what is in there currently, is in need of replacement
• Validate if it is wired to run it on 240v, if not, rewire to 240
• Replaced dust collector hose
• Validate dust collector is working
• Validate oiler is working, if not, rebuild
• Magnetic vise does not seem to be working correctly... can't seem to be able to release the parts

Well, I guess that is a lot of things needed to be done, lol.

Photos when I went to pick it up... brother-in-law went with me to help. I rented a drop deck trailer.

Brother-in-law went with me to help... I should have left him home... he talked reason, common sense and facts and prevented me from grabbing a few more tools... son of a gun...

Once home, more photos to have for future reference

Motor

Anyone knows how to determine the year for this SG?

220V or 440v? 1-phase or 3-phase?? Need to sort that out...

Needs serious cleaning... plus I want to get a new grinding wheel... need suggestions as to what I should get as my first one. Brand and grit size.

Need to validate that the oiler is working

 

[wachuko]

More photos

I want to replace all the wiring...

All the tools were there... I could not find the manual for it... pretty sure it was in the garage as well, but it was a challenge moving around and reaching the cabinets/shelves on the wall...

Also grabbed this tin chart

Seller told me to grab all the material/metal that I wanted...

 

[Liljoebrshooter]

I would recommend getting a 7"×1/2" grinding wheel. 46 grit for starting out and in H, I or J hardness.
I have bought Norton and CGW wheels and can't say one is any better. Some wheels just won't grind certain materials very well.
Here is just an example of what I would buy.
Joe
Oh, nice Gladiator to

 

[DavidR8]

@Janderso found a good Norton wheel if I recall correctly. Perhaps he will chime in.

 

[NCjeeper]

Looks just like the one I bought many years ago from a used machinery dealer. Unfortunately the automatic Bijur oiler quit working at some point for the previous owner. The ways were toast. Hopefully yours still works and your ways are good.

 

[coolidge]

Congrats! As surface grinders go is this a good one? Seems like I remember reading about some should be avoided. What are your plans for usage? Sadly of things I can think of to grind, it's all round or tapered vs grinding things flat.

 

[wachuko]

Looks just like the one I bought many years ago from a used machinery dealer. Unfortunately the automatic Bijur oiler quit working at some point for the previous owner. The ways were toast. Hopefully yours still works and your ways are good.

Everything was well lubricated when I removed the bed. Let me see if I took photos of that... yes, here we go. How does that look??

Now... I must confess... I was not aware that nothing holds the table down... it just floats on the ways... as you can see, I think that I bent that piece right in the middle of the table... close to the track...

Found it in the manual... So I can confirm that I bent it... but what is it for??

I am trying to identify what it is and how to fix it. For now, I placed everything back together. I did not have much time today for this. So I will remove it and inspect if it is an oil port or what..and fix it.

I had already cleaned them... but they were lubricated before I even started. I cleaned them and poured some ways oil...

When I pump the oil, where should it come out off??? To check if it is working at all...

Also ordered a Vevor mobile base to use temporarily while I finish the workshop, clean up, and organize all my carp... Holds 1,500lbs... I am hoping that it will be more than enough for this machine. For 73.99 it was a no-brainer

There is a lot to clean and inspect... but seems to be moving fine...

 

[coolidge]

Now... I must confess... I was not aware that nothing holds the table down... it just floats on the ways... as you can see, I think that I bent that piece right in the middle of the table... close to the track...

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Found it in the manual... So I can confirm that I bent it... but what is it for??

Oil line fitting?

 

[wachuko]

Congrats! As surface grinders go is this a good one? Seems like I remember reading about some should be avoided. What are your plans for usage? Sadly of things I can think of to grind, it's all round or tapered vs grinding things flat.

Sorry... ignorant with initiative here... newbie to all this... Not sure if I bought a good one or the one to avoid. Like most of the tools purchased so far, I have no specific use or project for them. I just want to learn and have the tools that I will need for doing stuff... I can buy them now before I retire.

The folks here convinced me that it is okay to buy used... and I wished I had done my homework better for buying and moving this machine. I took most of the stuff off it, but it was a challenge securing it as there is really no easy way to do so when transporting it... We were doing 55mph and stopping every 40-50 miles to check everything... it was a long, long drive doing it like that...

 

[wachuko]

Oil line fitting?

I can't see it connected to anything...