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That item you circled, I badly referred to it above at the drive link to the Jointer however, not sure its true but I know the item you circled was a very old style link that was known to fail, often they dried out. This one is in very good shape, still pliable. I understood the nylon replacement sh...

JPG wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:06 am You must have been "over 30'".

Then Yes.... Just a hair over

I see my drive link that goes to the Jointer is an early version steel with the rubber in-between. I know there is a retro kit for 44 bucks that is nylon, worth the upgrade?

When I first started working in Information Technology in 2000 I was older than many I worked with. There was a young lady from India who had walked in a room we were working in and asked the other young employees "who is daoldguy" as it sounded with her accent, hence the nic name started....

JPG wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:19 pm A Gilmer(old/original) belt is 'cogged' like a timing belt. The Poly-V(new version) is like a serpentine fan belt(multiple grooves along the length).

That I can check tomorrow, thanks for that.

Easy enough to tell. Remove the belt cover and examine the drive sleeve pulley / idler pulley. A gander at the drive belt will also reveal. Not being familiar with old verses new, I would not be sure what I am looking at. However, I watched a video today that indicates how to tell if the quil is a ...

I have a bunch of shop smith catalogs from late 70s, some that were from Magna American, some actual type writer letters from Shop Smith.

This particular one makes me wonder if these things were related to the head I have and if the parts were changed out.

Although I cannot tell from the picture you could probably adapt the Craftsman Bandsaw to work on the Shopsmith Mark 5. My first thought in adapting it would be the use of the extension table legs to bolt the Craftsman Bandsaw to, maybe with an adapter plate. The drive shaft of the Bandsaw will hav...

JPG wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:53 am A bandsaw in the hand is worth several that must be acquired.

Indeed....

JPG wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:10 pm Oh I think it could be done. Question in my mind is, will you be satisfied with the craftsman. ;>)

Bigger question is with my skills would I know the difference? Since it is a 1981 vintage, there is a chance its better than ones made in the last 10 years.

I doubt it has the SS mounting tube holes. Once you have a SS band saw you will not use another brand of the same size. Tracking is automatic. Tension is easily set. The bench tubes changed size just before the Goldie to poly-v / motor size change. 196? And the only color I know is aluminum/gray. A...