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Success, thank you gentlemen for all the advice. I pulled it apart and gave it a good cleaning and then followed the manuals recommendations on lubing it up, got it all back together without any leftover pieces or screws and then plugged her in and ran it through the speeds and back down, purring li...

Thanks, will do, the bottom sheaves seem to move freely, and the spring works well, but as I said I am planning on doing a thorough cleaning on it

I will give it a try. it did sit for quite a few years without being used before I got it, I am in the process of breaking it down and giving it a thorough cleaning and lubricating it, In response to what I was intending to adjust, I was referring to the speed control. The control wheel doesn't go a...

I pulled the belt cover and the motor off. the everything seems to spin freely and easily with no belt. when the belt is on it sticks. Can you tell me fi the sheeves are open or closed when set to slow. I am fairly mechanically inclined, and I think that it is a simple adjustment that needs to be ma...

HELP, I just got a shop Smith Mark V I believe it is a 500 by what I have seen during searches. I did not get an owners manual, but did print off a summary owners manual from the Shop Smith site. It is an older unit, I purchased it from a neighbor who bought it used 20 years ago. I plugged it in and...