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Yup.

Amen!! Wow.

No pictures.

Last time I checked, Curtis is still in business. I bought parts from them about 5 years ago. Google them. If you want a source for rings many small engine rings fit air compressors.Get on your computer.

Not without difficulty I long ago extended the handles on my 35 year old edger. Had to buy choke cable housing which was sold in bulk by the local hardware. Extended the throttle linkage, made the handles longer, any more would require major rebuild. So, I edge as infrequently as possible.

202 are very common, standard bearings.

202 bearings come in metric and standard sizes. Metric, 22 mm. Standard, 5/8" . These are 5/8" Knurl the shaft, more is better, drive the bearings on. If they are open bearings, I would replace with shielded bearings. Jus' me.

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No. hot goes on the left also.

If you use a center punch to raise dimples on the shaft where it fits inside the bearing, you can tighten up the fit. An old motorman's trick. He called it "knurling". It is, in a primitive form. It works.

If all you get is what's in the pictures, you'll wind up spending a fair amount of money for tooling. Never mind having to come up with a motor (and pulley and belt??). I'd pass. And, without a set of change gears, you can't cut threads, a common purpose for a lathe.

James Watt defined a horsepower as 748 watts.

22 amps ain't 5 hp.

3-in-1 oil will serve. Or, zoom spout oiler, less than $8 on ebay.

I worked in another life in a winery (in Michigan). They were using UV lights in an attempt to keep grape juice from fermenting (they sold grape juice and grapes sold for grape juice and grapes sold for wine had to be kept separate for legal reasons). In my experience, the UV lamps were...

My FIL used Masonite on his workbench tops. He also used it on the benches he built in my basement. He poured oil (any kind-- unused motor oil ) on the tops, then smeared it around with a paintbrush. I thought he was crazy. Now, I can say it works. No matter what you spill on the bench, a...

If you want copper, flare and bend it yourself. This is Garage Journal. If it works, I'd leave it. Jus' me. If I were going to replace it, Id use stainless brake line. Jus' me.

Chinese motors have a different stink. It's the varnish on the windings.

Smell it. Burned windings stink. Pretty hard to miss.

Good decision. End of discussion.