Just bought bought this machine- as simply as they are is there a owner manual that covers both operation of the machine and maintenance. thanks ,joseph

I do not think they have one available at this time, although the basic maintenance on these or any machine is simple grease on some of the gears and shaft every now and then. Checking your blade and the level once in awhile. Checking the tension of your machine by simply adding a block on there and cranking it normally and see if it would shave, stop, shave , stop. Basically you would want to look for inconsistency problem.

Hope this helps!