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The Idler spins approximately 1.6X faster than the main spindles, which nominally go up to 5200 RPM. But in another thread it's been shown that machines typically exceed the maximum speed listed and the amount they exceed it by seems to vary widely. Personally, I'd say 10K RPM would be a reasonable ...

Standard external snap rings, which this appears to be, are sized based on shaft diameter. Unless you have a fit problem or a non-standard groove, shaft diameter is the only thing you have to measure. So for example a 5/8" snap ring aka SH-62, is referred to as a 5/8' snap ring even though no d...

I'm going to tell you what you probably don't want to hear. Southern Cal is a buyers market on used Shopsmith equipment and has been for a long time. And $225 for a used Model 10 with no speed changer is a comparatively high price. IIWM I'd lower the price and see if that generates interest. Your ma...

I don't know where you can get just a replacement start switch. Most Shopsmith start switch problems don't require replacement. The motors tend to gather a lot of sawdust that can interfere with the mechanical operation of the switch, in this case it just needs to be cleaned out. Switch contacts can...

They make a 1/2" router chuck and a 1/4" router chuck. I use a sleeve from from another router chuck for 1/4" bits. I'm not positive that it's all that secure in the Shopsmith 1/2" chuck. I think I'd prefer a collet type chuck for both sizes. I don't think I would trust a sleeve...

I cannot get the tube guides on the main and extension table to align. They are way out of "adjustment" that the adjustment of the posts on the aux table allow for. This is on a 500 upgraded to a 520. I have tried rotating the aux table 180 and still no alignment. This is one where a pict...

Your Mark was manufactured as a Mark 5/V. When SS introduced the Model 510 they started calling everything before that a Model 500, so that is what yours is. We sometimes use "pre-500" and other terms to differentiate among the 500's. Looking at the carriage in your second picture, yours h...

So I tried installing the new part and this ring is giving me trouble. Am I supposed to install the drive onto the shaft with the ring already seated in the drive? Or do I put the ring on the shaft first, then put the drive on? If I do the first, the drive doesn't fit on the shaft. If I do the seco...

Free play that is in and out, with the quill spindle moving in and out while the quill housing is stationary, is axial free play. Your hand positions in the picture make me think this is what you may be referring to. In my limited experience this was caused by the outer quill bearing both times. Ano...

The shims are placed against the SIDES of the tubes. The tube clamp exerts outward pressure to the tubes. The final position is determined by a small boss extending out from the outer interior surface of the end casting. The shims essentially make that boss longer. The shims are necessary since his...