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Barneyrb said:
Wasn't Rockwell big in wood lathes also?
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All kinds of power tools and they were based in Pittsburgh. I think the buckle came from a former employee, but we were trying to find out a little of the history of it. I was thinking maybe it was Rockwell’s version on the Milwaukee Hole Hawg, but couldn’t find anything to support that.
 
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I remember years ago there was a couple different lathe drill combination machines. they would do a several things. i sure think one was the rockwell wood hog. but there is no evidence anywhere to back that up. i even searched multi lathes and nothing.
 
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Stihl sawing said:
I remember years ago there was a couple different lathe drill combination machines. they would do a several things. i sure think one was the rockwell wood hog. but there is no evidence anywhere to back that up. i even searched multi lathes and nothing.
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That’s what I was thinking also. Similar to a Shop Smith. A Swiss Army knife of wood tools
 
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Dieselfitter said:
T1,
Is that the same Rockwell of Delta Rockwell. I got a 10" Delta 1hp bench grinder I bought at Northern tool bout 35 years ago. Cant find any info on it now.
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I believe so. There’s quite a history of Rockwell mergers/name changes/divisions. They quit producing power tools under the Rockwell name in the early 80’s. Somebody bought the rights to the name in the 90’s, I think. They’re producing tools, but there’s no connection to the original, other than the name.

Got a model number for the grinder?
 
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thomas1 said:
I believe so. There’s quite a history of Rockwell mergers/name changes/divisions. They quit producing power tools under the Rockwell name in the early 80’s. Somebody bought the rights to the name in the 90’s, I think. They’re producing tools, but there’s no connection to the original, other than the name.

Got a model number for the grinder?
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I will check when I'm back in the shop. I recall the 8" model seemed more popular. I think it was 1988 and I paid $150 for it new from Northern Hydraulics(now called Northern Tool).
 
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