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I took the metal idler wheels off and removed the central bearings so I could dunk them in some evaporust as they were badly rusted. Once I was sensible and drilled a hole in a block of wood so the they didn't fall over it was easy enough to remove the circlip. Then a poor man's arbour press (aka a ...

What are the options for replacing the rubber on the drive wheel of the strip sander? The rubber tyre on the new to me one has seen better days and is showing signs of deterioration. The exploded parts diagram only lists the whole wheel, which is a bit extreme for refurbishment when there is nothing...

As Beeg said "it is" as are all SS motors. There are no electronic speed controls for a capacitor start induction motor (SS motors). If there was we all would probably have one and SS would have incorporated it and not have developed the Power Pro head stock. I am not sure that is an accu...