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Thought I'd revive this and ask how the reducer has held up?

Thank you for the replys guys. With the motor out I also looked over the headstock and the rest of the machine and made a list of things to buy. Broken handle, missing lathe tool rest, belts ect ect. $200 bucks and thats before taking apart the motor. Did have capacitor checked. Its within range, so...

Motor trips breaker. Video link at bottom. I got sucked down the rabbit hole. I've decided shopsmiths are awesome. I've been searching around for a bit and got to talking to an 85 year old man who had one in a shed stored for several years. It was his dads. Serial number pulls up 1983. His brother b...