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why is all your guys SS with the quill control on the right with action toward the table, while mine

while on the right the quill action goes up.

if I flip it to make the quill correct, I have the quill handle on the left. The quill lever is reversible. You can twist the handle to remove it an ...

Before considering aftermarket replacement blades, make sure they are tapered like the factory ones. The last thing you want is to throw a blade up in your face at full rpm.
I don't understand how the carbide blades can be sharpened on 4 sides and you simply turn them 90 degrees to use a new edge ...

Marvel series 8 Mark 1 vertical [url=band saw[/url]. Next to the hand wheel is the carriage feed worm gear. The operating manual says to check and fill the reservoir annually. It doesn't really give a good description of the desired oil level. Filling it completely as insinuated causes oil to run ...

A yearbook maybe?

I opened up the headstock and a bolt fell out. It was bolt #102 in the exploded drawing . I reinstalled it using Permatex Medium Strength Threadlocker Blue and it is back to running like a champ. The only reason I used Permatex is because this is what I had on hand.

Thanks for everyone's input ...

Hey all - I think I'm just being cheap by asking this here, but I couldn't find a downloadable manual for the SI . Picked one up used and unsure of it's history. Anyone able to give me a few pointers on if certain parts need lubrication like with the headstock? Any internal bearings I may need to ...

JPG wrote:I would be suspicious of the power switch and the wiring to it and the wiring from the switch to the power supply.

P.S. WHAT is a non-contact voltage tester???

This

One of my B brushes....

And the B

wa2crk wrote:I don't have dust collection issue per se but I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a top filter bag for a DC 3300 that will block particles down to the 1 micron range.
Bill V

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... rhoods.htm The 42" does 1 micron.