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I've been gone and missed all the followup answers. Thanks again for the information. Interestingly, I tried the motor later and the more I used it the better it seemed to work. So I suspect it might just need a general service and lube from sitting idle. But I might go ahead and give it a complete ...

Thanks very much for the specific and practical suggestions. I will pull the unit apart and start checking each component, beginning with the unloaded motor. I'll report back when I figure it out.

Hello everyone;

My father-in-law gave me his 1950s-era Shopsmith some years ago. The motor was showing signs of age, so a couple of years ago I bought a used headstock with the more powerful motor. I plugged it in at the time and it seemed to run fine, so I stored it. Today the old motor finally ...