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   oldwindowguy | May 09, 2011 11:34am | #1

   It looks like a nicely made tool in excellent condition.  I'm guessing it is intended to grind the knives on the machine, which is commoner on planers than jointers.  It looks much more like a planer knife grinder than other jointer knife grinders I've seen.  I'm guessing it must sit on or be bolted to the outfeed table to put the handcranks on the operator side of the machine.  I've only ever been in one shop that ground jointer knives on the machine, a cooperage that built die vats and water tanks using very specialized jointers. 

     I expect the market for this tool is very small.  Ebay and craigslist are the markets for tools of this type these days.  Ebay if it will ship UPS, craigslist if it won't.  Both of them are very efficient for setting prices.  Look at what other specialized tools are going for and go from there.  Good luck.  I hope there's a good home for it somewhere.

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   Splintered1 | May 25, 2011 11:59pm | #4

   Thanks for your info. It turns out I was able to sell it to a local friend who also has an Oliver jointer but had no grinding attachment. He was very happy about it, and I offset the cost of the purchase of the jointer. Win, win..

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   Troy | May 24, 2011 11:23am | #2

   Check out http://www.OWWM.com really the best place for information about old cast iron machinery.  There are a lot of people out there who lust after and even use the old Oliver machines and many more jointers are out there than the accessories. I think that sight has a classified section as well.  I am sure you will find somebody who is desperate for one of those knife grinders on that sight.  Good luck and just in case you don't know those Oliver jointers are nice machines.

   Troy

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   Splintered1 | May 26, 2011 12:03am | #5

   Thanks Troy, I had actually started out by trying to sell it through the OWWM site, but the administrator of the site gave me grief about my approach. I guess there are MANY guidelines on that site, so it was a bust for me. I was able to sell it locally to a friend who wanted it, so it worked out fine.

   Thanks, Jon

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   hammer1 | May 25, 2011 10:11pm | #3

   It looks like the knife grinder that was on my old Oliver planer. It's not for a jointer.

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   Splintered1 | May 26, 2011 12:08am | #6

   No, actually, it was a dedicated grinding attachment for that exact jointer. My purchase of the jointer and grinding attachment also included the original owners manual, which includes and clearly shows and explains the attachment, how to use it, and much information. Not sure why we have conflicting info...maybe my photo's do not show it clearly enough and you think it looks different  than what you are familiar with?

   Thanks for the input, and yes, I have already sold it to an Oliver owner of a 16" jointer, which it is made to accomodate.

   Jon

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   woodlatheman | Feb 19, 2012 07:35pm | #7

   Oliver Grinder

   The grinder shown will work on an Oliver Jointer or Planer. Several years ago I purchased, among other machines, an Oliver  166BD Jointer and an Oliver 399D Planer. They are a set, in that both machines were set up to to share the same grinding attachment. In addition to the bolt holes, each of the mounting feet should have a small tapered pin hole to line up the grinding bar in relation to the cutterhead. My grinding bar has 2 pair of holes, one pair for each machine. These holed are drilled and reamed after the bar is positioned properly in the factory, or by a Millwright. In addition the outfeed table on the jointer will have a grinding position mark. There will also be a long pin to register the cutterhead at Top Dead Center. 

   Tony

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   moebedda | Sep 24, 2012 11:01pm | #8

   Is the Oliver knife grinding attachment still available?

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   tri_fives | Oct 02, 2014 02:32pm | #9

   Oliver Sharpener

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