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Thank you both for the assist, that seems to have fixed the problem. The belts had a bit too much play. As a side note, when I removed the cover I found a bolt and a set screw in the bottom of the housing from the lower part of the mount. All the rest were still tight and I was able to locate the ...

I've been using my Shopsmith with the power pro head as a lathe with no problems for at least three years. Today it began to slow and stop under a small load turning a bowl. Started out turning at 500 rpm with a rough cut and it hung. Now each time I put any pressure on the piece it slows and stops ...

Thanks for the quick response. I was hoping I hadn't neglected something critical.

Sorry, the post should say Mark 7, not VII. I guess there is a difference.

I upgraded to a power pro headstock a couple of years ago. I'm a little behind on normal maintenance and went to go through the steps and realized I don't have anything that is specific to the power pro. All I have is the manual that came with my Mark V 520 about 11 years ago. Should I have received ...