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JPG40504 wrote:http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Archives/SS111/SS111_Mark_V_Maintenance.htm

Thanks JPG, that was very helpful. Now I need to clean off all of the oil I applied before I saw this video.

[quote="JPG40504"]Need help doing so?]
I'll take all the advice you are willing to hand out. I have owned and operated my Shopsmith since I bought it new in the late 70's (I think), but I use it only on occasion so having said that I guess I am classified as a semi-Newbie. I didn't oil the machine ...

JPG40504 wrote:The clip is more likely a result rather than a cause.

When was the last time the sheaves were oiled[both control sheave(idler shaft) and floating sheave(motor shaft)]?

I am ashamed to admit it, but never.

I have been reading as many of ya'lls post as possible, trying to determine what is wrong with my late 70's Mark V. I was ripping a 2x6 a few weeks ago, with a less than sharp blade, and smoked the motor. After cooling off, it ran OK, but a week later I noticed a pronounced vibration sound. I ...