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Just arrived on E-Bay. Interesting can do solution to no casters.
I'm guessing it is a 'Gilmer'.

I love a good home brew fix. Cheap and effective.


..........glad I decided to pony up the bucks
for the SS fix.

JPG wrote:Just arrived on E-Bay. Interesting can do solution to no casters.

casters home brew.jpg

I'm guessing it is a 'Gilmer'.

If it is a real Goldie, that's where the Poly-V was first introduced.

Everett

everettdavis wrote:

JPG wrote:Just arrived on E-Bay. Interesting can do solution to no casters.

casters home brew.jpg

I'm guessing it is a 'Gilmer'.

If it is a real Goldie, that's where the Poly-V was first introduced.

Everett

Nay my friend! The first goldies were indeed Gilmer. I think they were made by Yuba Power Products. However Yuba also made Mark 5s with a 1 1/8hp motor and I assume a Poly-V drive at the same time. The actual time frame is 'unclear'.

My guess is based upon the hubs. That is not an 'absolute' indicator, therefore it is a guess.

Yes Everett there really were 3/4 hp Gilmer Goldies.

JPG wrote:

everettdavis wrote:

JPG wrote:Just arrived on E-Bay. Interesting can do solution to no casters.

casters home brew.jpg

I'm guessing it is a 'Gilmer'.

If it is a real Goldie, that's where the Poly-V was first introduced.

Everett

Nay my friend! The first goldies were indeed Gilmer. I think they were made by Yuba Power Products. However Yuba also made Mark 5s with a 1 1/8hp motor and I assume a Poly-V drive at the same time. The actual time frame is 'unclear'.

My guess is based upon the hubs. That is not an 'absolute' indicator, therefore it is a guess.

Yes Everett there really were 3/4 hp Gilmer Goldies.

That's weird, or just par for the course.

Buddy has sn 362076 Goldie his father bought new. They upgraded it to a Power Pro a couple of years ago.

It came stock with the Poly-V. That would have been early February 1960.

361990 Shows to be the production for January 1960, the first month Goldies were made. Doesn't surprise me to hear they used up extra Gilmer parts to finish up some product runs though. I have one very early 'A' headstock without a top seam, they didn't make into a machine in April 1955, I suspect in a first cast and finished, and last one off the shelf used scenario.

I had not seen an OEM Goldie Gilmer before, well still haven't but you have and that's good enough for me. It's one of those Santa Clause M&M moments: "They do exist!"

Everett

I have not 'seen' them, but at least 2 forum members have one.(at least until the PP came along ).