I got the motor apart except for taking the armature out of the fields. What I mean is the windings of the armature are very blue, like heat, and my guess if there is shellac on them it is mostly burned off. The brushes looked pretty good, the grease wicks were pretty funky, but not horrible. At least the armature turns now... From what I can see of the commutator it is okay. I got the set screws loosened on the gear, but it doesn't want to come off. I have not tried force yet.
I hope the hole on the left side of the cabinet you mention is where the drawer goes. It is on top in that picture. It is back in for the other one.
An Bkay is right, I HATE masking tape!!! I did get all but about an inch of the heavy stuff off. Working on the rest. Do I dare use Googone? I think not. I've been using only kerosene an my finger nail...
After oiling with kero, the machine turns very nicely. If anything, too freely. I haven't put oil back in yet.
Thanks for the responses!
Last edited by Joe Ayres; 06-03-2022 at 04:55 PM.