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Don't be put off too much by the absence of the removable nameplate. It is easy to slide the belt cover back to get into the machine, and it really isn't that difficult to drop the motor pan, especially if you have it in drill press mode (vertical). The motor drive belt is easy to take off if you ...

According to my serial number, I have a 1961 with a 1-1/8 hp motor and the poly-b belt system. When I was cleaning it, I was surprised to see there was no housing to hold the capacitor to the motor but rather, a small metal clip that was intended to wedge it against the end plate that houses the ...

Fred:

Like you I recently was given an older shopsmith, albeit a neglected one. I just finished re-building my '61 headstock, and armed with the info about changing a gilmore / poly-v belt, it was not terribly difficult. With regard to the quill / drive assembly, there were 3 bearings to replace ...

Just FYI...

I recently dissassembled my 61 motor to replace bearings, and then when I went to buy the bearings at a local motor shop (quite inexpensive...maybe $3 each?) decided to have them clean the motor and install the bearings.

The entire cost was $50, and I think it was worth it to have them ...

Guess I better start taking that bandsaw apart to see what it needs to get it up and running! Oh, and when I said one of the tires was missing, I didn't say that it had been CLEANLY removed LOL. But I am up to the challenge!!!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Robert

Thanks for the advice. How does the shopsmith scroll saw perform? It sounds like it would be a great tool for my current set of projects, though as long as I avoid the inside cuts I can get by with the 1/16" blade on the bandsaw, once I recondition the machine (when I took the cover off, it is ...

I am contemplating starting on some doll furniture and was giving some thought to buying a scroll saw. Then I started to think about the capabilities of the bandsaw, which I already have (though dating back to the early 60's with the Magna nameplate), and I wondered whether I could get by with a ...

Anyone know if there are plans for the academies to come up towards the Detroit area in the coming year? Even Toledo would be nice! I see I just missed a set in Cleveland last Thanksgiving....

I just finished re-conditioning the 61 that I was given, but now I need to learn what to do with it ...

I am truly sorry that the rest of the country gets to share in our rotten weather! In Michigan (Detroit area) we usually get 1 or 2 of these ice storms per year; this one was actually very pretty, if you ignore the damage it caused, in that the trees stayed coated with ice for about a week. And yes ...

Here is an interesting question:

I have a '61 Mark V which has the single bearing quill and drive assembly. The bearings are awfully noisy and feel loose to me, so I thought I would replace them at a local bearing shop. I got some conflicting info, so I am trying to figure out what is correct.

Two ...