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Powdercoated battleship gray. Tubes and stands have dry film lubricant. Still on the original motor. Now has a new stand that's not pictured.

heathicus wrote:Tell me more about this dry film lubricant. Is that why your tubes are black? What brand did you use? How is it applied? How much did it take for both tubes?

http://www.airborncoatings.com/dryfilm.html
I do not remember the cost

Here's what I did to mine.
Bead blasted then dry film lubricant
So far 5-6 years later the dry film is in perfect condition

Here's my quill showing no circumfrential groove for the set screw. I got it all put back together last night. Shaft wobble appears to be fixed. while the ~1/32 axial play was significantly reduced when I attached the "end piece".

Some wobble still exisits in the saw blade but it could be in the ...

mickyd that looks like 99% of mine. The only difference is my quill doesn't have a groove to accept the set screws for the puller clamp. I'm the 3rd generation owner of this machine. My granfather bought it used in the 50's or 60's.

Thewolfweb was a college site forum. Not on there too much anymore ...

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Before
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After

I've since built a new stand. All painted surfaces and tubes were bead blasted then powder coated. Tubes had dry film lubricant applied.

It's ...