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I finally got some time to look into this further, turned it upside down, checked the the bench tubes and legs found they were not square, put them right and it now raises perfectly.

Folks, thanks so much for all your suggestions I did get a response from Shopsmith and will add it to the bottom of this post. In order to make room to flip my SS over I'll have to wait until the weather gets better and move some things outside - I have a small shop. From your comments and what SS h...

It's loose sir, doesn't appear to be the problem.

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I haven't had a chance to work on this issue for a while, did talk to SS customer service a couple of times and was asked to send additional photos but nothing since October 24th, I have decided they aren't going to even try to help. Two answer a couple of questions asked, the problem is the same wi...

I have determined it's the casting, where the way tubes go into the hinge, it's hitting on the casting, no way to adjust it or make any changes short of grinding off some metal that I can see. It does it both ways with or without the lift. It looks like it's something I'll just have to live with.

It's a powerpro lift, the castings bottom out when the headstock is about 20 degrees away from being upright.