Tazster411 wrote
I was given a lathe. I think it needs to be restore. The motor sat in water in a basement. Its missing several thing.i need help!
Oh, man! You’re almost all the way to Ottawa up there!! A little too far for me to make a house call…
I’ll second Dwayne’s suggestion to add some pictures to this thread. Depending upon what’s missing and what’s water damaged, you may need another machine, rather than just some help. In fact, sometimes merging the best parts of two partial machines is the best and cheapest way to get one running.
At the same time, the 10ERs are very durable, and the open frame makes it very easy to swap out a motor. I’ve taken some pretty ratty and abused vintage Shopsmiths and made them sparkle, so hopefully you can too!
Good luck!
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