JPG40504 wrote:No later than spring 1963(that was when I purchased my poly-v,1 1/8hp Goldie new).
I believe the poly-v and 1 1/8hp motor model change occurred in 1962.
Not sure, but it may also have coincided with Magna American startup.
Eastern Gray: Who manufactured your original gilmer goldie?
While rummaging in my 'spare' parts collection today, I came across a vent plate with Yuba Power Products as the manufacturer and it also was a 1 1/8hp unit. SN 372920 = Aug/Sept 1961
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
