just reading this and was going to say exactly the same. You have nothing to lose and at least you will have a table thats true to the head.build a fly cutter, recut it yourself
It's already off and I probably ought to get the table top cut to match the dovetails. I can tram the head in to the table and it will be as good as it gets for a very reasonable £140.
S.
The RC capacitor in the top photo is known for blowing with age. They are readily replaceable.
Scrap
you forgot to mention also had a surplus of cash too...thats some restro on a machine that can still be got for a bag of sand in good working conditionMine was much worse when I bought it, and that was 25 years ago at least. I had all the dovetails ground , table surface and Tee slots re-ground and fitted new lead screws and nuts, got the table feed motor re-wound and re-wired the electrical cabinet. I even had the R8 spindle taper re-ground. Put a lot of new bits in the head. Then I took it to bare metal and re-sprayed with the correct paint for the year (1969 a purplish grey). But I was young and enthusiastic in those days.
Have a manual
Do you have three phase in your shed or are you going to use a vfd ?
you forgot to mention also had a surplus of cash too...thats some restro on a machine that can still be got for a bag of sand in good working condition