A tale of a lost grinder

Many years ago I built a new wool shed in Canterbury, NZ and installed the old grinder that went missing from the old shed. An anomaly? Yes. The shearing gang had enough of the old machine and the last bale of wool to be pressed contained the old grinder. Some time later, Russell got a cable from London wanting to know what to do with the old grinder. "Send it back," was his short answer. When the gang arrived for the next shearing season in the new shed, here was the old grinder in all it's glory, installed on the new stand. The shock was such that no one said a word and quietly went about sharpening their cutters as usual. They got another shock next morning when the new grinder stood in it's place, the old one not to be found. I of course, was as mystified as the shearers though I had the job of mounting both grinders. Russell was such a great guy to build for, I couldn't let him down. Incidentally, the old shed plant was driven by an Anderson oil engine, single cylinder hit & miss horizontal with twin flywheels, open crank and still going after 40 years. The new deal was electric of course, with each stand having it's own motor. About 1 hp if I remember correctly.
Lou. Whangarei, New Zealand. louellmers@clear.net.nz

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