Craigslist Grizzly G0458 Drum Sander...it doesnt work!

yup. sounds like the bearing or the drum is shot or snagging on something causing it to resist the motor and in return trip the breaker when the motor overheats. I would inspect to see if there might be something stuck between the drum/spindle, maybe it’s just super dusty producing a lot of friction – clean, lubricate, try again rotating by hand. from your description I wouldn’t be surprised if it just accumulated too much dust in there over time as it was never taken care of.

good luck – a heck of a deal. should be able to bring it back to life for not much more.

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It is difficult to say .How does the drum move under hand power and see if it moves latterally when you grasp it? try oiling after cleaning eveything if after that the drum seems seiezed it may be the bearings removal of the drum should allow you to see if it is siezed up. TRy everything else first but bearings should be easy to come by and fit. Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

I meant that the drum was tough to move by hand. It also looks like there are some missing pieces, specifically where the drum should connect to the body on the side opposite of the motor. If anyone has this machine and could send over a few pictures, that would be great.

Have you looked at the manual and parts list?

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Try this link. It is the manual for the ds

http://cdn0.grizzly.com/manuals/g0458_m.pdf

-- Joe, Ga

Yes, I’ve looked at the manual and parts list…hence me being pretty sure I have a missing part or two. A picture is worth 1000 words though.