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Shopsmith has a great price on the double bearing quill upgrade this weekend. The shopsmith catalogue indicates that the quill cannot be used for a gilmer belt machine, however the sale indicates that it can be used for all older mark v's. Has anyone upgraded the gilmer based machine to a two ...

I agree it sounds like the control sheave assembly. I just had the same problem with the loud screaching. My assembly eventually went bad and I replaced it. Seems there are bearings in the end of it; perhaps you know that, but I didn't. My lubricating must not have been enough and the bearings must ...