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It's not limited to just turning but can be used with larger Drill Bits, think Forsner, which slows them down to avoid burning. The Conventional Mark V Headstock runs between 700 and 5200 RPMs. Scott Markwood from My Growth Rings pointed out that the speed reducer doesn't work great for drilling be...

Copy and past then delete the original?

Not to hijack the thread ( but I guess I am) so now SS is calling the conventional head stock a smart motor? Even with a search and replace how could that happen. I don't know what the original parts list said for these parts but I don't think the word motor was in their description for the parts in...

Well guys I can honestly say I definitely did not get a kick back but I cannot definitely say the wood did not move on me. It has in the past... I have had it close the saw kerf and pinch my riving knife and all sorts of issues in the past cutting this batch of walnut. So I can't rule it out but......

I agree with Dusty. I don't see how thus can happen (particular with a 1/8" gap) with out a kick back. Maybe at one end of the stock if something moved but not a curve in the middle of the stock. Being inside for a couple of years does not mean that the wood will not move when cut. Is this happ...

STEVE wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:21 am ALSO, IS THE TAILSTOCK FOR THE MODEL 10ER MORSE TAPER? IF SO DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT SIZE TAPER. IF NOT IS THERE A LIVE CENTER TAILTOCK AVAILABLE FOR THIS MODEL?

The tail stock is a #2 Morse taper. SS sells a live center and they show up on eBay all the time.

I agree with Dusty. Look at the second picture in the first post of this thread. At the 7 o'clock position it looks like the varnish is discolored. The actual fault could be buried in the wire bundle.

Good bearing have grease in them. They should be smooth and easy to turn. They should not spin like a top. If they spin like a top they are dry and on their way to failure.

The hawk just showed up and got his dinner today. Sorry no picture. He flew off with the catch too quickly.

edma194 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:53 am

dusty wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:35 am No motor shops??? Where are you located?

I have to drive half way across the state to the nearest motor shop.

Yes but remember we are talking about Rhode Island.