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by sb352
Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:39 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Speed Control
Replies: 2
Views: 1236

Speed Control

As I Mentioned In April , I Was Having Problems With The Speed Control On My Shopsmith. I Acquired It From A Friend Of Mine, And Knowing It Had Sat A While I Lubricated The Sheaves With Oil. When Cutting Some 2x4's On High Speed I Tripped A Breaker. After Resetting The Breaker, Finished Cutting. Now ...
by sb352
Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: new shopsmith owner
Replies: 8
Views: 1853

Thanks for the info guys. the loop appears to be on the speed control quadrant, but I will double check when I get home. The Shopsmith seemed to be working fine prior to this. I used AG motor and bearing oil to lubricate the sheaves. I noticed on Sawdust seesion 21 I believe, the bottom sheave can ...
by sb352
Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:20 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: new shopsmith owner
Replies: 8
Views: 1853

new shopsmith owner

hellp everybody:
I recently acquired a Shopsmith Mark V along with numerous attachments. Been reading up on the operation and maintenance thru this forum , and Sawdust sessions. Both have been very helpful. I lubricated the sheaves with oil and started working on my first project with the Shopsmith ...