The base got cracked the day i bought it from my friend, i trusted my help that the rigging was good and it fell about 2 foot after the chain slipped . The mill hit the floor and split the base and my friend whose mill it was almost fainted. He was a retired work mate of mine and knew it was going to a good home. I've since bolted it all together with 1/2" steel plates and 1/2" x 20 bolts and have sent it to be brazed as well. The repairs are under neath and once the braze is ground flat and repainted it'll be like new. Sad part is that he died last year but i'll call his wife to let her know it's fixed.
Loving North Carolina and the deer that wander through our property of 1.4 acres by a lake.
Hope all is going well for you and am hoping to convince my wife to visit the Orient.
