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The threaded rod IS threaded on BOTH ends. In 1963 this was PN 2158. Now 502883??? All thread would probably work, but a jam nut should be added. Removal will not be easy since I assume it was securely seated. The blade guard(new style) can be obtained with an upgrade kit. http://www.shopsmith.com/o...

Figured out the problem. I removed the quill and found that the inner bearing was bad. Sent it down to Bill Mayo and he fixed it for me at a very reasonable cost and sent it back to me right away. Great guy to deal with. GREAT! So where near Tampa are you?? It would be helpful if we all knew WHERE ...

While you are 'waiting' for the kroil, pour some evaporust on to that bearing and let it soak overnight.

How are you "aligning" it to the "main table"????? Which type 500 do you have?(Greenie, Goldie, other)

The adhesive has deteriorated. Usually it does NOT take 30 YEARS!

Taper is usually used to describe something long/slender that does NOT have parallel sides. A taper can be measured as so much "in" per so much "run" similar to a slope. A miter is usually a larger angle. Do Not know just how 'accurate' this is, But that is the way I understand i...

Thank You Dusty, . . . Thank you for the pointers. I read all of the postings and liked the pictures that you posted on how you drill them out. I will take your advise to make sure it is clamped down. A spinning piece of metal at the end of a drill bit is not fun. . . . Dan ESPECIALLY when SS does ...

I use 30 weight non detergent motor oil on my SS. Was told to use it by Shopsmith in the 80's. Been using it for 26 years now with no apparent problems. Brent The last communication(by phone) I had with SS indicated 10W Machine oil. The turbine oil(via Nick...) occurred later. !986 SS manual states...

beeg wrote:I have a screw driver like that.

I have a pair of diagonal cutters like that!:D

You mention doing the continuity test AFTER disconnecting the other electric parts. This means unsoldering the 1 winding and 1 capacitor wire that connect to the plate, correct? By "plate", I mean the one that the white/black switch wires and white/black winding wires are fastened to with...