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Done it :)

Had to pull the insert partly out of the tube, and try it in a few orientations. It was too stiff to rotate in place- though there does seem to be a notch for a "C" spanner if one had one... When pulled out a little it presents flats that can be gripped with a wrench.
Having taken the ...

<edit- this is true for a MkV; is the speed adjuster different in a VII?..> Just a reminder- you were turning the shaft by hand as you wound the speed dial down? Not doing so is injurious to the mechanism- better to start in "Fast" and wind down, where the only risk is a little belt slip, or ...

Greeting, oh most knowledgeable ones... (particularly the person with 6 jigsaws.. ;) )

I've recently entered the wonderful world of Shopsmithing, with a 1980 500 with bandsaw from Craigslist for $500. Once I'd waxed it up, and corrected the huge zero error on the speed dial (so it stopped throwing ...