My New, "DUSTLESS" Belt Sander

[tbellemare]

A new-to-me "DUSTLESS" belt sander found its way into my shop yesterday...

I am wondering if any FOGgers have one and if so, can I be so bold as to ask a series of questions so I might get it back in working order? I can probably just dive in and figure it out but it never hurts to get information from "those who know".

From what I can tell, it's a Porter Cable BB10. I don't know if it works yet and don't want to go for a "smoke test" until I can clean it up, give it a new cord, and investigate the lubrication.

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Thanks in advance for any information!

Tom

 

[JCLP]

Hi Tom,

Lots of info on the web about this old sander. If you search "Porter cable take-about" you will get all kinds of results. I tried and even found an old Porter cable too catalogue from 1956.
Have fun.

JC