For those that were interested/curious/speculating on where this was, it came from Fazzios in South (New) Jersey. It's not there any more.
I showed up, parked near it, and 20 minutes later it was loaded. Since I can't leave without buying more stuff, I rummaged around for an hour, and was off. It was $195. Got it back to my shop without any problems, and there it sits, for now. The work table does not appear to have any marks at all. Maybe the monster vise table has been on it since the beginning?
It appears to be in quite good condition. There is no apparent damage anywhere, nor any missing parts. The spindle, main shaft, and counter shaft are all frozen, but I suspect only sightly. The table lift screw is bent slightly near the bottom, but should be easy to remedy.
The motor is an Allis Chalmers 2hp, 1750 rpm, 3ph, 208/416V. My 208v 3hp rotary converter ought to feed it's need. Sure wish I had that missing 3rd lead in my panel.....someone ran a new feed to my panel, and did not make it 3ph. There is a 3ph line in the panel, but no-one knows why it is there, or where it goes. Since the panel is a 3ph panel, there is a jumper between 2 rails, which makes for an interesting 208 breaker situation. Hmm, why is there 0 volts on this circuit?? The building owner is a (retired) commercial electrician, and he's not even sure what the deal is. Getting 3ph installed is expensive, I'm told.
My intention is to do a proper mechanical rehab, but not a restoration. I want to use it, not restore it (for now). I have too many other projects going on. I will clean it and put a coat of paint on it, but that's about it. I will end up with a good bit of it apart to address all the mechanics. I'll start a new thread for that.
Anyone have any tips/advise, that may not be obvious, on basic mechanical rehab? The 2 shafts clearly have bearing caps, so they will be easy to deal with, but the spindle is a different story. Everything else seems straight forward enough, but those that have been there may well know better!
Thanks to all for the insight, information and encouragement!
John