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Ok story still to come...
Here are the details on the machine - picture heavy.
Its a 5VK.
Owner said it was running - all working - and it "lost its perimeter set". was shoved to the side, and sat for a decade.
A month ago - they started a clean out - and declutter.
Now it's outside.
Condition says that at least some of that is true.
Machine does not have a lot of rust on it.
Looks like it made its last cut and hasn't been cleaned since.
Smells of decade old cutting oil - past even being sticky.
Cleaned off a few spots - surface grease and dust but nothing unremovable.
Nothing looks badly rusted.
Grease and dirt version of cosmoline protectant you could say.
Mostly seems all there.
Kinda stunned.
Even had a coolant tray.
Power draw bar.
Central oiler
A couple of plates missing was most I could find.
Buttons not worn out.
I mean - Its communist dark gray - my least favorite color
And It is enormous for a garage machine.
And there are no hand wheels of any kind for moving the table
But I kinda love it.
Would like to get it out of there before any minds change - but can only move so fast.
It weighs 4K#s.
Can turn everything by hand smoothly with what I tried.
Uploading a few sets of pics
Here are the details on the machine - picture heavy.
Its a 5VK.
Owner said it was running - all working - and it "lost its perimeter set". was shoved to the side, and sat for a decade.
A month ago - they started a clean out - and declutter.
Now it's outside.
Condition says that at least some of that is true.
Machine does not have a lot of rust on it.
Looks like it made its last cut and hasn't been cleaned since.
Smells of decade old cutting oil - past even being sticky.
Cleaned off a few spots - surface grease and dust but nothing unremovable.
Nothing looks badly rusted.
Grease and dirt version of cosmoline protectant you could say.
Mostly seems all there.
Kinda stunned.
Even had a coolant tray.
Power draw bar.
Central oiler
A couple of plates missing was most I could find.
Buttons not worn out.
I mean - Its communist dark gray - my least favorite color
And It is enormous for a garage machine.
And there are no hand wheels of any kind for moving the table
But I kinda love it.
Would like to get it out of there before any minds change - but can only move so fast.
It weighs 4K#s.
Can turn everything by hand smoothly with what I tried.
Uploading a few sets of pics