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One good point of the Shopsmith table saw is the quill for (micro) adjustments. On the other hand, for obvious reasons, moving the quill is not possible with a standard, fixed, zero clearance insert. So, has anyone tried to make one that moves with the quill and blade? I have in mind, for instance, ...

Thanks again!

I gave the spacer a good-bye yank with pliers, and this time it came off. The interior is a bit rough, but the shaft seems fine.

In any case, I will use the new spacer.

Peter

The key size video: I was thinking of 1:05 ++ in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HoUwYug-6k (So Jacob Anderson, not Nick Engler, as I had remembered.) In the video the key slot ends somewhat below the end of the shaft - do you agree? I think the key I have would fit in that slot. The slot on my uni...

Thanks - You're right in that the old key was too short. In a video of Nick Engler repairing a Mark 500, if I remember and saw correctly, there was a model of the 500 with a shorter key slot on the shaft than in the one I have; I assume the key that had been in my unit was really for the other model.

Hi All, A) My last post was inaccurate: contrary to my assertion, there was a spacer on the motor shaft, but I had not known what I was looking at. And sadly, my problem is now with that spacer... I wanted to replace it with a new one, but I can't take it off - sigh. [With sheaves, key etc. removed ...

Update: last night I removed/disassembled the sheave assembly from the motor shaft, and found that there certainly were issues. Of course, there was dirt (rubber from the belt); but more to the point, when I took the floating sheave off, the key came with it. Maybe my recent oiling had set it free.....

Thanks - this sounds like my issue. As I wrote in my description above, the problem is intermittent - sometimes the floating sheave meshes properly into the fan sheave, and sometimes it doesn't. In any case, I'll try your suggested cleaning/maintenance over the weekend. I'll let you and the world k...

Thanks - this sounds like my issue. As I wrote in my description above, the problem is intermittent - sometimes the floating sheave meshes properly into the fan sheave, and sometimes it doesn't. In any case, I'll try your suggested cleaning/maintenance over the weekend. I'll let you and the world kn...

Thanks for the response.

Yes, I bought the belt from SS... And with it certainly everything behaves correctly - except when it doesn't. I don't think the issue is the belt.

Hi All, I have just inherited a Mark 500 (grey) that once had been very busy, but has in the last five years seen much less action (my very skilled father-in-law is now ninety). So I conscientiously followed the instructions (manual and video), and cleaned and lubricated the machine before using it....