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Managed to finish the restoration and get this mounted over the weekend. I've never done one of these before and I'm pretty happy with the results. I know the color choice is probably blasphemy, but as it's going in my shop, I went with what made me happy :).

If found this 5180 in someone's garden caked in sand and rusted almost solid. I've got it dismantled and hope to have it operational and mounted to my bench soon. Definitely had several layers of paint, so I think I'll be redoing it after I get it cleaned and the rust removed. From the faint...