I'm acquiring a Bridgeport milling machine from a scrap yard. It's a J head step pulley with a 1 HP 3 phase Fairbanks Morse pancake motor. The covers on the motor are open and it looks nasty so I'm guessing the motor is bad and that's why it was scrapped. The rest of the machine looks to be in good shape. If it is indeed bad would I be better served to repair, replace with same or upgrade to a new more conventional motor such as a Baldor or equivalent? This is my first Bridgeport and it's free so I'm prepared to spend some $ within reason. This is going to be my home shop machine so I want to do it right the first time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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