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Have a Mark V ( ~17 years old ), Jointer, Band Saw, Scroll Saw, DC3300. Used lightly for 5 years and has mostly sat the last 10+.

I've done very little maintenance on any of it.

Nothing should be remotely worn out. What do I need to do prior to jumping back into using this stuff again?

Should the main engine belt be ok, or do they dry out and need replacing in that time frame?

pokerdave wrote:Have a Mark V ( ~17 years old ), Jointer, Band Saw, Scroll Saw, DC3300. Used lightly for 5 years and has mostly sat the last 10+.

I've done very little maintenance on any of it.

Nothing should be remotely worn out. What do I need to do prior to jumping back into using this stuff again?

Should the main engine belt be ok, or do they dry out and need replacing in that time frame?

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My 1988 model 510 still is running the original belts and the last time I looked they were still looking and running like new. I need to lube it again due to time passing but I have not ran it enough to even get sawdust inside of the case. The last job I did with it that ran it more than a minute or two at a time was band-sawing some curved "rafters" for a closed trailer I was building. I have put very few hours on it in recent years. I only rarely use it in saw mode and most of the other stuff I have done has been spread out over a number of machines so none of them get very many hours on them at any time. Still if time passes they need to be lubed whether used much or not just to keep the sheaves working freely.
Now years ago I used to put a lot of hours on it because I was using it for some light custom mill-work and as an occasional edger for some of my sawmill output. I have new belts on hand, just have not needed them yet.
I'm only running one Gilmer machine (the Frankensmith) and I bought a new spare Gilmer belt for it but have not needed it either. I have minor fears of the Gilmer belt becoming completely unavailable. Not a huge problem since conversion is pretty simple.
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Thanks guys!