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Title: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: Harold on October 24, 2020, 07:03:03 PM

Hi everybody,

I found another of my late father-in-law's tools and am trying to find the official name (and value) of it.  The data plate says it's a Millers Falls 125.   Any help appreciated.  And if anyone is interested in buying it please let me know.

Thanks for any ideas,
Harold

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: Papaw on October 24, 2020, 07:11:20 PM

Pretty sure that is an arbor for a grinder or buffer. Would be belt driven from behind.

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: bill300d on October 24, 2020, 07:19:45 PM

I'm going to have to agree with you Papaw

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: bill300d on October 24, 2020, 07:27:42 PM

Harold
    You can find more about your tool at https://archive.org/details/MillersFallsCatalogNo49 (https://archive.org/details/MillersFallsCatalogNo49) page 74.

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: Harold on October 24, 2020, 08:55:36 PM

Thanks for all the quick replies.   The catalog pictures show threaded spindle ends.  Mine are unthreaded so someone must have changed things in the past.

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: bill300d on October 25, 2020, 03:49:05 PM

Another possibility is they changed it's configuration some where along the way.

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: geneg on October 25, 2020, 06:42:10 PM

I'd agree with Bill300d,  the shaft looks new & shiny compared to the casting.  Someone probably changed it to do the job at hand.  Still very useable and pretty bulletproof technology.

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: lptools on October 25, 2020, 07:05:41 PM

Do I see a shaft collar on the right side that is not in the catalog photo? This does not take away from the piece that you have!!!

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: Harold on October 25, 2020, 08:01:30 PM

Here's another view of the tool.    Doesn't look like there's much room to attach anything to the short side of the shaft. 

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: papadan on October 25, 2020, 10:49:44 PM

Harold, that short side looks to be hollow, is it and is it threaded internally? In the first picture there appears to be a set screw in the bottom of the short end, is it?

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: EVILDR235 on November 14, 2020, 04:48:09 PM

I would put a longer shaft in it so both sides could be used for wire wheels, grind stones, buffing wheels or fiber wheels.

EvilDr235

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: Harold on November 14, 2020, 07:52:16 PM

The tool found a new home this morning and it will be part of a soon to be built fishing-pole wrapping apparatus.  The new owner was ecstatic because he'd been looking for one of these for a long time.  Glad it will be put to use.

Title: Re: What Is It? Millers Falls 125
Post by: lptools on November 15, 2020, 09:42:31 AM

Way to go, Harold!!!