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I just got a great deal on various benchtop gear including a Landis D Leather Splitter. It needs work but for the price I couldn't pass it up. Here are the things I can tell it needs offhand: 1) Serious rust removal from about the center down if not the whole thing. I'll probably do this with Evaporust or electrolysis (yay for battery chargers). 2) One of the blade adjusting screws is slightly bent but seems OK..I can hope! 3) Rust removal from blade. Not sure if it needs to be ground but obviously it needs to be sharpened. The edge doesn't appear to have any damage. Unfortunately the head of the top/slot retaining screw has already taken some damage so I'm going to have to be careful not to mess it up more. 4) Probably the most expensive part...the top roller is totally rusted and pitted. 5) The retainer bolt & wingnut for the adjusting lever are missing. Looks like that can be taken care of with a carriage bolt, washer, & wingnut. 6) The rivet for the right side of the thickness gauge is gone and, probably directly related, part of the outer metal arc that backs the brass thickness gauge. I didn't pay attention to how much but possibly most of it, all the way over to the left side rivet. Check the image from a different one below. Questions: Sourcing options for the parts & guesses on prices? If the blade needs to be ground/sharpened, recommendations for someone to do that? I'd have a go at the sharpening myself but NOT grinding it. Recommendations on how to deal with the broken support metal from the thickness gauge? Thanks in advance for advice & info!