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Offline dimwittedmoose51

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US Industries Shop Chief????
« on: September 19, 2011, 06:44:35 PM »
Old and takes its power from a 3/8" drill.  Anyone seen one or used one.  belt is really small and could be hard to locate.  Unit works well.  Google gurgled and came up with nothing.

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Re: US Industries Shop Chief????
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 06:57:08 PM »
From the 50's....

http://books.google.com/books?id=yywDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA2-PA258&dq=%22shop+chief%22+%22belt+sander%22&hl=en&ei=wtR3ToatKIPfsQKH1ZSLBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CE8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

United States Industries Inc seems to have moved to New York, and there are references to them into the late 80's, but I can not find anything current..
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Re: US Industries Shop Chief????
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 07:45:12 PM »
Ron Darner probably has one or two. If not, he will know about them.
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Re: US Industries Shop Chief????
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 01:55:38 AM »
Thanks.  It'll be wall candy for the time being.....

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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 04:27:43 PM »
That is just cuter'n a speckled pup!!
 Probably from the days you would pay as much for a 3/8" hand drill as you would for a 10" full bed metalworking lathe.
Portable electric drills were such hot property once it was ridiculous. Luxury goods.
 
 I have seen lots of drill attachments, but I never saw this one!!
 yours Scott
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