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Many thanks for your assistance, guys! I spent all day yesterday digging into my headstock and found the belts in good condition and the bearings to be tight and without axial play or runout. I did find, however, that the motor was a bit skewed on its mount. I remember having trouble with this when ...

Hi Guys, First post here. Heard about you from Scott's My Growth Rings YT channel. I live overseas (Japan) which makes it hard for me to keep up with you all in the States. I bought my Shopsmith Mark 510 new in New York in 1986. When my boss transferred me to Japan a year later I took it with me rat...

Hi guys, new member here. I have a Shopsmith Mark 510 that I bought new way back in 1986. A year later my employer sent me to Japan and I wasn't about to leave my Shopsmith behind so I took it with me - at their expense of course. I'm still in Japan and so is my Shopsmith, and it's quite possibly th...