Elliot / Progress 5e kinda just fell in my lap!

Hi all firstly huge thanks for the amount of info you all share here! After losing my whole workshop in a fire late last year I've found myself ending up here nearly daily as i hunt for a replacement drill press.
And I've learnt alot! My old Taiwan number did a good job and continues to now as a rusting plant stand in the yard :/
I have been looking at a waldown or servian lately (thanks to you! )
But as luck would have it (i think) I've got the chance to take a progress 5e home for all of $0 !
Its in pretty good condition and has been stored well and am led to believe it works fine.
It's a step up that's for sure and from the info I've gathered im all for it.
There's just a few things, does anybody have a clue what these weigh? Strangely i can't find that info...
Im hoping it's not the end of the world to remove the machine head itself from the pedastal and possibly break it down further for transport.

And the big one it's 3 phase of course with a 3-5 motor (im assuming that's 3.5 hp) .
I've hunted high and low to find out just what would be involved (both cost and effort) to convert it to use a single phase motor but im getting nowhere.
If anyone has any info/suggestions they could make id be really grateful.

I want to bring this beauty back to great condition and do some restoration and have ny heart set on it but if a single phase conversion isn't an option for a beast this size then that dream ends here i guess.

Im hoping it can be done though and i can document the process here rather than being a newbie info leach 😉

Cheers
Brett


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