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I was pretty happy to find that it was doable myself. Mark VII control sheaves aren’t easy to come by.

Yes, as I remember it fit right in with a little interference, enough to keep it in place.

No problems so far but I haven’t used it much. That said I see no reason to doubt that it is as good an new.

I do have holes for lubrication however. The motor shaft is original and the shortening and pressing in of the Mark V sleeve only hid half of the lubricating hole so I can still access it.

The are all functional …… if I only knew the function…..

No, it does not fit a way tube. So far I haven’t found any two pieces that fit to each other either.
….. but they were definitely made to do something…..

Thanks for the input. I’ll look into your ideas and get back to you, hopefully sooner than this response.

Several years ago I picked up an old 10ER that came with previous owner made parts that turned out to be an ingenious copy lathe. With the help of some other forum members the mystery was solved over several days and discussions. Well, it’s happened again. ShopSmith owners are a clever bunch and the...

This is for JPG. Back on page 8 of this thread we were discussing what I might find inside the headstock of the greenie on the quill advance shaft. Well I got into it yesterday while replacing the gilmer belt. It was interesting. There were no washers at all inside, way too many on the spring side, ...

I tried some wax on the cam. Now it turns down more easily to a low speed of 680ish. However it is under such pressure at that end that with the wax is slips back to around 720. I can live with that.