1955 Mark 5 Greenie (S/N 298187)
Picked this up in November, when I was looking for a machine to restore for one of my sons, who’s been doing a lot more handyman work around his new house. It came with bandsaw and jointer - both of which are in the queue for restoration - so figured this would be a good project machine.
I noticed the carriage casting had the familiar, “oops, I forgot to lock the headstock!”, crack in it. So that was replaced, along with the main table frame casting, that I didn’t realize had a really lousy welding repair on it…
Other than that, there was the typical rusty legs, flaking paint on the aluminum castings, and oh yeah, a thick layer of mortar everywhere inside the headstock consisting of 50 years of neglected sawdust, powdered drive belts, and way too much lubricant… Challenge accepted!
Broken castings were replaced, paint stripped, rust removed, gunk scraped, parts degreased, everything painted, polished, waxed, and reassembled. Add new belts, wheels, and wiring, and voila!
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Got a Goldie project right on the heals of this one, so stay tuned…
