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Can a thermal overload protection be added if I get another motor?

I have a 1-1/8 HP 1989 powerhead on what used to be 1955 Greenie. I was trying to use the table saw to cut some hickory boards to make threshold plate for the floors. The saw started to bog down so I backed up and reduced the height of the cut. After several bogs, it tripped the circuit several time...

JPG wrote:

mgdesigns wrote:I did check the broken blade and it DID break at the weld joint. How do I get a replacement from Shopsmith? It was about 1 year old.

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Thank you; I will call them tomorrow.

I did check the broken blade and it DID break at the weld joint. How do I get a replacement from Shopsmith? It was about 1 year old.

I will have to look at it - I folded it up and boxed it up so no one gets cut by it. Yes it was a Shopsmith blade ($16 if I remember correctly). I may have to contact them. Thanks for the tip. I've only made 10 cuts with it.

I am probably to blame for the blade breaking because I have been lazy. I set the new blades on the wheel, and tension to use, then do not de-tension when putting them into storage. Since I've owned the old Greenie, it has lived in a garage (I guess my SOWMBO thinks it's inappropriate to have it in...

I am probably to blame for the blade breaking because I have been lazy. I set the new blades on the wheel, and tension to use, then do not de-tension when putting them into storage. Since I've owned the old Greenie, it has lived in a garage (I guess my SOWMBO thinks it's inappropriate to have it in ...

Lowe's is on my way home, and Woodcraft is 20 miles out of the way, and way too tempting. I might have to spend $2500 for new Jet JWL-1462-EVS-2hp lathe, rather than $8 for a blade:-)

Thank you JPG. I can go to Lowes at lunch time, and get a couple cheapies, and be back on course tonight. Sure wish they had a wider blade than 1/4", though.

I recently moved to another house, and upon using the Shopsmith Band Saw for trimming new oak flooring, the blade broke. Can I use 72-1/2" from Lowe's as a quick replacement?