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Woohoo! That took a while....

Good point. Well the head assembly is now off the chassis, so I'll take the disassembled and cleaned parts to a motor shop and get their opinion before attempting any further DIY modifications. There are a couple of candidates for the star point, but we'll go searching if the professionals...

The Aussies and their utes.... They're a proud people ;) I was looking at the machine, deciding how to get the head off to potentially take it into a motor shop. It's attached to a monstrous counterweight, is extremely heavy and doesn't seem the easiest task in the universe. So I had a crack...

Righty-ho. It took a couple of months to prepare the workshop and sort delivery, but the mortiser is finally here - via a wicked ute with a HIAB crane on the back... I've been giving the machine a good clean, rust treatment, basic mechanical service and familiarising myself with the workings...

Thanks for the detailed analysis. I was really hoping you'd get involved and the motor info is exactly what I need. Out of genuine curiosity, what makes you suspect the motor is wired star and not delta? At present (and without the machine in the workshop to delve into), I'm thinking dig in...

How do mate. Thanks for responding. Yes there were some incredible machines on offer on that place. If only I had more space... The mortiser is in excellent condition and hasn't had a hard life. It spend most of it in a government mental hospice workshop. There were a ton of chisels and an...

Hi all, I recently joined the forums on the back of this thread. I have a Dominion BM mortiser (see photo below - reckon it's a 70's model) on the east coast of Australia and intend to convert in a similar manner to what guineaufowl21 achieved over the coming weeks (cheers for all the helpful...