Valve Grinder

Looks older than '50s to me.

GWE

I agree, I would place it in late 30's or early 40's based on the brush type main motor.

Don Young

I have to agree -- at least older than mid 50s, based on the style of the nameplate. I was just starting to buy tools new at that time, so I have a good feel for the appearance of the nameplates.

Enjoy, DoN.

What's a dedicated valve grinder for? Do you rebuild engines? JS

Id love to own that thing. Bad part is nobody grinds valves anymore. their like brake rotors, for 10 bucks you can get a brand new one thats ground already. cheaper than cleaning and grinding old ones seems.

Yep, made in china, just don't check it on TIR...

Does china use steel or do they just grind up old chinese people?

I would say pre-WWII. I have some B&D tools from '37, '38 that have the same style toggle switches and 110 volt AC/DC motor plates.

Want to sell it?

Not if you're building race engines with race parts. There's a lot you can do to valves to improve flow and that old valve grinder will come in very handy.

A buddy of mine races a limited late model on dirt (on a tool makers budget none the less) and with the season starting in about four months the focus at the moment is on the cylinder heads.

It appears the grinder is older than initially thought.

Thanks to all who replied.

It's not mine to sell. In fact, its owner is looking for valve seat grinder kit. Got one for sale? :)

Recalling the matching seat grinding kit consists mostly of a few stems and the adjustable diamond dressing gizmo. Stones available from several sources available screw on to the stems, IMO best way to do a 3 angle grind is to use 3 stones one for each angle. Sorry cant remember if there was a dedicated motor or if we simply used a drill motor.

Let me go look, I have an extra B&D "Vibro-Centric" kit somewhere around here. ............ Well, it's not where I thought it was. Have to poke around some more. How's $200.00 sound?

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Sounds fair. Got pictures?

Couple years ago I was offered a brake relining station - drill, rivet and grind to shape, basically take it away. not having use or space for it, I declined. When the property was sold, it was still standing there outside the shop. Now I keep dreaming up uses for it. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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