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You are a saint for responding. You can see the silver part that broke off in the set screw.

I had the speed control wheel come loose. I realigned it and tightened the set screw. However, I went a little too far and broke the tip of the Allen wrench in the recessed hole. Any suggestions? What would be the worst-case scenario? I was thinking I might need to cut the cover plate and then use ...

Thank you all. I’ll make the spacer component and save the trouble of finding another arbor.

I recently acquired a Shopsmith with several different components. I believe I have a matching saw guard for what I believe is a mark VII table. Am I correct to think I need part number 555321 Arbor for 5/8 sawblades with this table and guard configuration? The arbor that came with it seems too long ...

I’m a new and proud owner of a used mark v. I’ve performed the standard 25 hour maintenance. I’m getting things tuned and noticed there is a difference in the amount of resistance when rotating the spindle of the headstock by hand. When it is turned on there is no noticeable issues to a novice such ...