I like the conventional headstock. I like the old nomenclature for the headstock. I like that I can repair the conventional headstock. I am just smart enough to appreciate the engineering marvel that the conventional headstock is.
The Smart Motor nomenclature doesn’t resonate with me.
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- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:28 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: How do you really feel about the term "Smart Motor"?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1488
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Returning the E-clip to bandsaw
- Replies: 3
- Views: 302
Re: Returning the E-clip to bandsaw
Here is video on repairing the bandsaw by Jacob Anderson (this is a complete tear down and rebuild) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFBeGfdiIak And here is one by Scott Markwood/ mygrowthrings where he showing some basic maintenance on the bandsaw. The bandsaw he is working on has the eclip (reassem...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:59 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: How to lubricate when there are no holes for lubrication.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 717
Re: How to lubricate when there are no holes for lubrication.
Here is a video by Scott Markwood / mygrowthrings on oiling a shopsmith without the holes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQSGbudXUWk You might find some of the headstock tear down videos by Jacob Anderson helpful should you choose to remove the sheave and add a lubrication hole. These videos are s...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: How to lubricate when there are no holes for lubrication.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 717
Re: How to lubricate when there are no holes for lubrication.
I believe the phot showing the second lubrication point was taken by dusty
Here is a video showing how to lubricate the Shopsmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOfNdYM8j0
Here is a video showing how to lubricate the Shopsmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOfNdYM8j0
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:52 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: How to lubricate when there are no holes for lubrication.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 717
Re: How to lubricate when there are no holes for lubrication.
From Jacob Andersons web site:
https://jacobvb.wordpress.com/maintenance-tips/
https://jacobvb.wordpress.com/maintenance-tips/
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:01 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: FORUM LINKS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1064143
Re: FORUM LINKS
I too have been a little frustrated with the broken links in this forum. The wealth of knowledge here is amazing and it is sad to see so many links on any given subject no longer working. Hopefully this can be fixed.
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:17 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Shopsmith's new website is up....
- Replies: 196
- Views: 8240574
Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Thank you!
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Lathe tool rest arm cracked
- Replies: 31
- Views: 239578
Re: Lathe tool rest arm cracked
I saw this on YouTube. Looked like an interesting solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCV_8Obbt2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCV_8Obbt2s
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Shopsmith's new website is up....
- Replies: 196
- Views: 8240574
Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
benmcn, I printed out copies of the monthly SPT's serial numbers several years ago when they were still accessible on the website. I have been recreating them on spreadsheets to make PDF's of them. The same as I did for the Mark 5/V including the one I call the lost numbers of 1962 through 1977. I ...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Shopsmith's new website is up....
- Replies: 196
- Views: 8240574
Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Thanks, that is what I was looking for!larryhrockisland wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:27 pm https://web.archive.org/web/20230903122 ... andsaw.htm
This should get you there by way of the web crawler on internet archive.