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I inherited what I believe to be 1955 500 serial #295785 (has been repainted to blue) a few years back which I stored in a barn until yesterday. I plan on overhauling to use the jointer and newer belt sander attachment only as they are the only power tools I lack in my recreational woodworkers shop. It does roll over and as usual I did the no no and moved the speed control without the machine on! Fortunately it still turns over! Now that I learned of the requirement to have it running will not make that mistake again!

Any pointers where I should check out to assist with my plan to first thoroughly clean and lubricate to assess further would be greatly appreciated.

steve

CaptShip wrote:I inherited what I believe to be 1955 500 serial #295785 (has been repainted to blue) a few years back which I stored in a barn until yesterday. I plan on overhauling to use the jointer and newer belt sander attachment only as they are the only power tools I lack in my recreational woodworkers shop. It does roll over and as usual I did the no no and moved the speed control without the machine on! Fortunately it still turns over! Now that I learned of the requirement to have it running will not make that mistake again!

Any pointers where I should check out to assist with my plan to first thoroughly clean and lubricate to assess further would be greatly appreciated.

steve

Welcome!


Start with the sticky posts at the top of the Maintenance and Repair forum.



BTW You have a Mark 5. Started life as a 'Greenie'.

Do you have a horizontal boring machine? Your Shopsmith makes a dandy one. Conical disc sander? I expect that you will be pleasantly surprised at the number of handy functions that it can provide.