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Also to answer the Camera question. I have a Canon Rebel XS and the lens I mostly use is a "Nifty Fifty" Canon 50mm f/1.8 II.

Remove the main shaft. This will allow the gilmer belt to be free.

Then push it all into the headstock.(the idler shaft, bearing, bushing and belt)

Separate the bushing/bearing on the bench. (Easier said than done, but 'easier' on the bench)

I assume the bushing is free in the headstock bore ...

OK sorry for the delay.... I have most of the headstock disassembled... here is the status:

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Ok, so I'm stuck at this point.... I can't get the Idler Shaft out

As visible in this next picture I removed the Bolt from between the ears ...

Ok First cleaning session... pulled out the quill....

Single Bearing style:

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All cleaned and awaiting some polishing... reassembled temporarily so I don't lose ...

Definitely a Gilmer Drive:

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Also a peak up inside confirmed I do not have the access hole behind the Headstock Logo. So I need to remove the belt off the motor and ...

Also just to share some other "restoration work" I have done previously to the community I submit my other passion Cycling.... My Father's 1973 Schwinn Continental

Before
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During
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As Requested Here are some Speed Changer Side Photos:

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I was unable to remove the Belt Cover to inspect for Gilmer or Poly V drive because of the following piece that ...

beeg wrote:Looks like that grinder wheel on the jointer can be TOSSED.

Yeah it is pretty rough, along with the 2 bearings next to it... I'm not sure which two they are, OR when they were replaced.... but they are pretty rough

Here are the preliminary Before Pictures... there will be more.

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Hello Everyone,

I'd like to introduce myself before I introduce my machine and the circumstances around my acquiring it. My name is Steve and I live in Nashville, TN with my beautiful wife Carla.

I'm a young whipper snapper, so I grew up watching This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop. Even ...