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HOW DID I EVER SURVIVE ???? When I was growng up all window sills were covered with paint that contained lead. I played with Erector sets with 100's of small nuts and bolts and metal "I" beams some of which had sharp edges. Tinker toys with the small sticks which sometimes broke and left s...

DK There are two shafts on the left side of the headstock. When the machine bogs down does just one of the shafts slow down or both of them? If only the top one slows down then you may have a poly V belt problem. In actuality there two moveable sheaves one on the motor shaft and one on the eccentric...

Do not weld it in place!!!!!! Normal pressure when lathe turning will keep it inplace.

Hi all; Sounds like some good advice here but I don't think that you can remove the top shaft that drives the quill without removing the quill first. That shaft and the drive sleeve and the splined end of the quill are all connected together until the quill is removed. The only way that I can think ...

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You may want to check the air circulation around the motor to make sure that the air flow is not blocked. On my dust collector (a Delta) the impeller also pulls air up from the bottom of the unit to cool the motor.
Bill V

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The fix for a loose pork chop is on the SSUG.ORG website and it was posted by Bill Mayo. It is listed in the gellery section of that website.
Bill V

Hi; I have replaced the bearing in a live center once. If you invert the bearing with the point of the center facing down and support the outer shell of the bearing with small pieces of hardwood you can press the point out of the bearing using a small bench mounted drill press. Make sure that the ta...

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Try New Yankee Workshop and look in the archive section and I believe that there may be two or three in there for roll around tool stands. Also Wood Magazine published some. Woodmagazine.com may have them online.
Bill V

Thanks to LV2WDWRK and Dusty. That is the right site and I bookmarked it this time!!!
Bill V

Earlier today I read a post that contained a link to another site for Shopsmith.The site contained descriptions of the various SS models as well as current pricing and very good descriptions of the SPT's and some thoughtful critiques. However I was distracted (which is not difficult ) and I fogot to...