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Motors are supposed to 'whir'. :) Bad motor is highly unlikely. Very nice looking Model 10!(no E) only thinkin on the motor in my Dewalt that sounded ok (slight whir) but bogged down in thicker cuts and hardwood, I put new bearings & brushes in it, and back to full power, and dead silent withou...

as I posted, still have to go thru box of attachments, it's setup now as a disk sander, needs a belt fer sure, possibly motor too, belts were making so much noise, could't hear the motor but it wasn't silent, there was at least a detectable whir, motor is ½hp

it was coiled by a left handed person

I just got a 10ER, haven't sorted out what attachments I have with it yet, appears to be in good condition, been sitting a while, but someone doused it in WD40/kept it nice and shiny. I'm assuming it's a 1952 model without looking up serial numbers, the owners manual with it, in perfect condition, w...