I recently purchased this blower for the forge I am planning on building. The guy I bought it off of said he found it inside a garage he was hired to clean out. It works great and pumps out a lot of air. We easily unbolted the blower and legs from the stand to fit it in my car. My question is what should and shouldnt I do before I put it to work. I am planning on replacing the oil and lubing everything up. I would like to wire wheel the entire thing (it is covered in saw dust) and throw a coat of paint on it. One question I have is, when I am cranking the blower and then rlease the handle the couterweight spinning does not seem to last as long as I thought it should, could my gears be messed up? Other than that it works great, so again is there anything I should or shouldnt do to it before I put it to work? Thanks.