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Regarding the link belt clearance. You could rotate the eccentric tubes 180 deg. so that the offset is towards the opening instead of away from it. That would move the pulley to where the legs on the mounting base are further apart and give you more clearance. . :) I will take a look at this tonigh...

So would the loctite not be sufficient?

Final note. I went with some blue loctite since I couldn't find any reason for the set screw coming loose after a few minutes of running.

Had to go with the V belt. Not enough clearance when the support was turned 180 degrees. I spent some time to get the two pulleys in the same plane. But I have a small issue, the set screw on the cutter head pulley won't stay tight. And I am not sure how much play/deflection there should be in the v...

garyshell, You said With the motor running, the link belt expands a bit to the point that it rubs on the two feet of the eccentric tube mounting base. Sorry I don't have any direct experience with a power stand. In the picture you posted it shows the hole in the top of the stand being about the sam...

One can ignore the difference between the od and the pitch diameter (assuming equivalent v groove dimensions) unless considering belt linear speed. Unfortunately the OP has already obtained a new motor pulley equal to that originally on it. A more ideal 'solution' would to have obtained a smaller m...

Everything is buttoned back up. I put the link belt on and none of that wicked vibration remains. But I do have an issue I need to sort out. With the motor running, the link belt expands a bit to the point that it rubs on the two feet of the eccentric tube mounting base. The jointer is mounted as sh...

Another follow up. I ordered a new pulley from Amazon. It arrived and I am impressed. It was OBVIOUSLY balanced at the factory and the flange for the set screw has the same profile all the way around the shaft. I'll attach photos. But the best part is i mounted it to the motor and fired it up on my ...

Follow up: So the pulley on the cutter head shaft is 3.5 inches not 3. So my resulting speed at the cutter head is 5914 RPM. Well within spec. Below is a photo of that pulley and it, unlike the motor pulley, has a bulge 180 degrees opposite the one for the set screw. I'm going to now seek out a 6 in...

The jointer is rated for operating speed of 3900-6200 RPM: https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/jointer.htm This pulley guide shows 3900 RPM assuming a 1725 RPM motor in the 1/2 to 3/4 HP range: https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/productmanuals/pulleyguards.pdf The type of wood, depth of cu...