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Yes all four were taken with the speed control knob at slow. Attached some more pics of the sheaves and eccentric bushing.

Thanks for giving this a look.

Seems identical as far as I can tell. Poly v belt is very tight and eccentric bushing is as loose as it can be with the slot for adjustment facing down in the centre.

The motor belt seems pretty slack when the variable speed is set at slow/stationary, and some motor belt vibration is visible when ...

In the process of reconditioning and cutting down a maltreated mark V clone into a mini for dedicated sanding shaping to compliment my standard Mark V Shopsmith. Noticed she is pretty noisy and more vibration than average. I have taken the motor housing off to examine the belts while she runs and ...

This is the responce from SS to a request to information on compatibility of flexible shafts to ss machines.

"We do not carry any flexible shafts for the MarkV. We do not have any one we can reefer you to. Sorry"

Not so helpfull so far.

I took a closer look at the description/drawings, and it appears it does have a female 5/8" connection on the driven end.

The accessory end has a 9/16" threaded fitting. I do not know about adapting it to ss hubs.

The power of the motor is not so much a concern as is the rpm's.

Thanks don't ...

I sent them an email to try to get an answer. It looks like all of their units will fit the motor end of the Shopsmith but what is not clear is what you get on the hand-piece end and in the applications we are looking at does the HP matter?

Some of the lower HP units are a lot cheaper and are ...

I had not seen this thread before today.

Flexible shafts of significant length CAN be a potential hazard.

They MUST be held securely !

The mad snake describes its action if NOT held at all.

They have a catch 22. If flexible enough to be useful, they are too prone to the mad snake impression. It ...

Where is the 5/8" male/female shaft compatibility?

I am assuming that the : Assembly, Coupling; Motor; 550-MP 5/8" I.D. Size, which is illustrated in item c will allow you to attach the shaft to the 5/8" spindle with the two machine screws and that the assembly handpice at the other end will take ...

Came across the following 5/8 compatible shaft for a 3/4 hp unit by Elwood : http://www.elwood.com/wyco_30.pdf

Is pretty pricy but at 7 foot long would be a great sculpting tool? Any body think of any reason why this wouldn't be compatable?

Came across the following 5/8 compatible shaft for a 3/4 hp unit by Elwood : http://www.elwood.com/wyco_30.pdf

Is pretty pricy but at 7 foot long would be a great sculpting tool? Any body think of any reason why this wouldn't be compatable?