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Yea I will go back out in the garage and check things out again later, I may just be nit picking. Either way I'm happy I got it this far, but I still have to tension the poly V belt and clean the tables and tubes and accesories and what have you. But Im hoping to make sawdust soon!

Better than good ol Palmdale huh? haha! Yea thats the kinda place that I would love to call home.
Well back on topic! I was able to spend an hour or two on the headstock this morning and the motor sheave was stuck real good. I couldnt even move it at all with my hands. I put some zoom spout oil in ...

Welcome to the forum Brandon. I used to be almost neighbors to you having lived in Palmdale back in the 80's. Moved to TN in 1990 so I could finish up my time at GM to get my retirement. I started out in woodworking in my 20's and my first table saw was a Sears table which you could mount your ...

I'd love to get a power pro, however it is way out of my budget right now. It's gonna be many moons and many suns before I can make that kind of upgrade! Haha

Hey Chuck, I'm glad to hear that my zoom spout oil is a good oil! I'm hoping the belt issue is nothing serious. Like I said, it only happens when I'm changing speeds and it seems like I can work the speed dial back and fourth to smooth the vibration out. I'm thinking it's just the sheaves aren't ...

Absolutly beeg, saftey first! I remember back in the 8th grade I had a woodshop teacher that only had 4 1/2 fingers because of a table saw. Needless to say that class was more about saftey than woodworking, and for good reason. It's a shame that some people think they are "exempt" from safety.

Thanks for the info damagi! Much appreciated! Those sawdust sessions are going to be a great help because I was wanting to go through the whole machine. I was also wanting to repaint the machine as well. What do all you guys use to repaint? Just a good quality spray paint or something more? Oh and ...

Well hello everyone, my name is Brandon and I'm new to the forums, new too shopsmiths as well. Just a few days ago, I picked up my Shopsmith Mark V 510 SN:009273 (can anyone help me find it's birthdate?). This machine was originally wifes grandfathers, which he gave to my father in law, and now he ...