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Can I ask what city and state you live in.

Not sure if I'm explaining properly. By sealing the intake part of the fan shroud to the inside of the motor pan it can only pull air in from the outside through the new hole made in the end of the motor pan. So the outside air coming in through the fan and blowing over the motor should create a sli...

I found this thread while looking for info on heat problems with the powerpro when it was mentioned in the recent competitors thread. I did not know this was a problem as I am thinking about buying one. Since I am rebuilding a headstock I decided to look at that. The original motors have a fan that ...

That sounds like a lot of play. There is usually a shim or 2 behind the quill bearing so that when the large snap ring is inserted in the groove the bearing fits snug and does not move in and out. On my double bearing quill I went a step further and installed a wave washer behind the rear bearing an...

If I remember the elbo was schedule 80 pipe.

Glad that worked. Old picks from when I sold it on ebay.

See if this picture works

I can sure understand your frustration. I worked for Shopsmith back in the 90's and knew the wealth of info the staff had back then because we all worked with the older models and knew them. Then there is even more info with the intro of the newer models and many changes that are still used today. U...

I just checked my functional machine and looking at it compaired to many of your photos and the one showing the measurement on the bottom sheave. It appears to me that your bottom sheave does not open far enough. It appears that your bottom sheave is about 5/16 of an inch short of the 1-5/8 inches I...

Thanks for sharing. That was really good!