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I am located in Santa Cruz, Ca. on the north side of the Monterey Bay. Anyone know of someone with a Shopsmith Mark V in the area?

Yes, having a forum member nearby to speak with directly would be great. I am located in Santa Cruz, Ca. on the Monterey Bay and across the hill from San Jose.

Methinks you hit the nail squarely on the head!!!:)

See Mickyd's greenie restoration thread for insight into the clutch/refurbing/testing it!

I'll do that and thanks to everyone for being so helpful. I'm still working on finding the problem so any other thoughts are appreciated. I'll keep ...

My new Gilmore belt has a lot of deflection to it... I am now suspecting it is not tight enough and therefore not allowing the machine to reach full power. Sound plausible? I have actually seen the spindle slip without the belt turning when I turn by hand as it offers too much resistance. Otherwise ...

I've read the reference you sent me which is similar to the instructions that came with the belts. However I'm unfamiliar with the section that says:
"If you are replacing the Poly-V belt in
a machine with a removable name-
plate (which is the case in my Mark V), position the Poly-V belt in the ...

Yes, I have a Mark V that has a Gilmore belt. I replaced both belts but they do seem to have a lot of play in them. You say rotating the eccentric bushing will adjust them? Can you explain. My extension cord is short and of proper guage so I don't think it is that. The belts do seem to be tightly ...

In searching the forums on maintenance of my Mark V, I frequently see references to adjusting the belt tension... but I have yet to find anything that tells me how to do so. I suspect my new belts are too tight and that is keeping my motor from having enough umph to start up. Please help.