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Ron, thanks for the tip. I want one, worth considering for sure. I may need to create a Facebook account to monitor this. Thanks for sharing. It would be great for someone to make a replacement rack that bolts to the tubes to move the headstock, one of mine is broken. Mike JPG, good point about the ...

Ok, its back together and running great forward and reverse using the original switch, except for power wires. Can hear the centrifugal switch clicking off when powering down. Going to put the motor back into the headstock this weekend, then start thinking about the switch. The shrink tubing worked ...

Yes, I understand and any help will be appreciated. I did think about the possibility of accidentally passing by the off position while the motor was still running. I am not set on that switch, it was just one that I found and thought it looked like it had potential. It may actually be better to get...

I will ask more questions if I ever get to the switch fix. I was just trying to figure out if the windings were still good. Yes, I understand about the shrink tubing. I have been looking for some on Amazon, a lot of them have glue inside, but I think the glue would melt so I am looking for some with...

JPG , a couple questions. You said the Taiss 12 terminal switch may work, but then you added (single pole). What do you mean? Do I need a double pole switch? Also, I get continuity across the black and white (run winding) but the red wire has no continuity with any other wire. Does that mean the st...

Thank you, the notifications started working.

DLB, thanks, I did see his ebay repair but he does not mention repair of the winding leads. I may contact him anyway and ask as the motor repair places around here tend to work on large industrial motors. Maybe I could just ship him the motor casing and windings? RPD, thanks as well. My switch didn...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the help. So I took the switch apart and I learned a lot reading through the info here. Basically, a couple of the contacts in the switch were gone, and the connectors were a little loose in the plastic housing, which probably created some arcing. I created new conta...

Thanks to both of you. Appreciate the welcome and replies.
Ed, I will check out the available info at the link provided, very much appreciated.
SkullsquadronX, good luck with your Mark VII's. Hopefully I can get this working again. It will bring back so many great memories.

Hi, new member here looking for some advice. I have had my dad's old Mark VII sitting in my basement for nearly 20 years now. I used it a lot when my dad was alive. About 5 years ago I tried to use it, but the motor just hummed and wouldn't turn. I think it even smoked a bit before I shut it off. I ...