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I have some walnut hull media I want to blast this case with. I'm not too worried about that. I've torn the guts out of the case and have found some spots where the casting isn't very good but its in non critical areas so its meh. The roll pin that attaches the headstock lock handle to the threaded ...

Grinding dust is not a figure of speech unfortunately. I pulled the motor off and got my first chance to look inside. Bunches more grinding dust inside. To the point I think it plugged up the splines on the quill extender. Otherwise the thing looks to be in good shape. Would there be a reason to rep...

Apart from not turning speed control, is there anything else that is a BIG NO NO I should be aware of? The oldest Mark 5s don't have a safety ground or three wire power cord unless modified by a previous owner. I would encourage you to add the ground or check it if it has been added. Grounding has ...

I was able to bring it home Saturday morning and was happy and a little surprised at how good of condition this unit is in. Some more back story, the seller is the son in law to the original purchaser. The seller never saw the owner use the tool and it sat in a climate controlled shop on sealed conc...

My apologies for the delay. Busy busy as always. I finally got around to resizing the rest of the photos and added them to this chat. Thank you for the update Chapmanruss. Your first post did not deter me in the least. I've been working with my hands since my teen years. I'm just as excited to rebui...

Purchased over the weekend Good afternoon everybody, I found this unit for sale on FB marketplace for $200. It’s about 1.5 hours north of my house. I was up to look at it over the weekend and make sure I wanted to buy it. Seems to me it still works. The motor turns on, the speed control dial works a...