oldjag wrote:
Just got a Dumore 1/2 hp "master" model grinder from ebay advertised as
"good running condition"...well I guess that means you want to run away
from it, since the spindle make a hell of a howl. ...

sarcasm
I'm sure that the seller did not mean to mislead you. I'm sure that he
was just inept at judging the condition of machine tools.
/sarcasm

By the way, who was this seller?

Bob