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I saw a video on YouTube where the poster converted his shopsmith 520 to a drill press. It made me tired watching his struggles to make the conversion but eventually he got it done. Not exactly the steps I would have taken to make the conversion, but to each his own. (Might want to turn the sound do...

I saw a shopsmith listed in my local classified several months ago that had an interesting modification. The seller used his machine exclusively for lathe turning. It looked like he removed the upper poly v belt but left the drive belt on. The seller had a large pulley attached to to the upper auxil...

Here is photo of what the speed control sheave with the bearing in place should look like IMG_1380.jpeg If you want to attempt to replace only the bearing this video shows you Jacob Anderson technique. The replacement bearing can be found on eBay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm86LKc4ufg Here is ...

It looks like the button bearing on your control sheave is totally shot. Sometimes you can just replace that part but it is better to get a new control sheave. The “ pork chop” or quadrant assembly may also be damaged. Individual pars are available, or you can just purchase a whole new assembly. Aft...

Mike Young’s YouTube Chanel “Todays Shopsmith” has a great beginners tutorial on using the lathe.
Part 1 covers Spindle turning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8jsEFfsuJo

Part 2 covers bowl turning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKKItTxiTQU

I recall that Mike Young made some comments about a power pro competitor in this thread.

viewtopic.php?t=22087&hilit=DVRplus&start=20

The comments were posted under the username mlyoung.

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.

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...

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...

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