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by br549
Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:13 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: What am I doing wrong?
Replies: 15
Views: 9260

Re: What am I doing wrong?

Sdwatt wrote: Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:05 am I can’t get the arbor off the blade.
The nut is left hand threads on that arbor. And the putty in the hole at the collar is intentional, to prevent accidentally loosening it when changing blades or other accessories.
by br549
Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:24 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: What am I doing wrong?
Replies: 15
Views: 9260

Re: What am I doing wrong?

I don't think the saw guard should be rotated for the alignment pin to touch the way tube. The top of my lower guard is parallel to the tie bar with the pin away from the way tube (I am using my longer bolt instead of the alignment pin since I can't find my pin at the moment.) IIRC, the shorter pin ...
by br549
Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: What am I doing wrong?
Replies: 15
Views: 9260

Re: What am I doing wrong?

2. Also, does the rubber gasket stopper go between the head stock and the lower saw guard or between the lower saw guard and the table (see pic 3 - which side of the vertical metal bar does the rubber thingy go on? ) I didn't see anyone else answer this question, so I'll try. I'm not 100% sure, but...
by br549
Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Mark V Model 500, Serial #321013 makes Bad metal-scraping noise.
Replies: 11
Views: 1793

Re: Mark V Model 500, Serial #321013 makes Bad metal-scraping noise.

Glad to hear you've made progress.

For comparison, here is what my 1980 Mark V 500 with 1 1/8 h.p. motor sounds like:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqiro6j9ikqly ... g.mp4?dl=0
by br549
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Mark V Model 500, Serial #321013 makes Bad metal-scraping noise.
Replies: 11
Views: 1793

Re: Mark V Model 500, Serial #321013 makes Bad metal-scraping noise.

The type of noise you described sounds like what I heard when my button bearing needed replacing. If it is the problem, yours may be too far gone to save, but lubricating the control sheave (thru hole seen in same picture) and allowing machine to stay in drill press position overnight will let oil s...
by br549
Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: 510 curiosity
Replies: 10
Views: 1414

Re: 510 curiosity

edma194 wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:42 am I don't recall what the date codes looked like, but could it have been made on October 04, 2010?
Good guess, but per Everett Davis' "Buying a used Shopsmith v2" document, date codes started in 1988 and are in mmddyyyy format.
by br549
Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:56 am
Forum: Community
Topic: Upgraded my 510 to 520 with used rails& fence, now I just need the rail alignment procedure
Replies: 8
Views: 1897

Re: Upgraded my 510 to 520 with used rails& fence, now I just need the rail alignment procedure

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by br549
Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:33 am
Forum: Community
Topic: Model 555160 Shopsmith
Replies: 6
Views: 1496

Re: Model 555160 Shopsmith

Without seeing the table(s), the carriage looks like it could be a 505, 510, or 520. This webpage will help you determine which: https://www.shopsmith.com/getting_started/which_table_system.htm The belt cover should have sheet metal screws and tinnerman clips to hold it on, similar to what hold on t...
by br549
Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Mark vii table saw table and guide
Replies: 3
Views: 382

Re: Mark vii table saw table and guide

I don't have a Mark VII, but am curious if any other tables (Mark 5/V) will fit on a Mark VII? Or is the carriage unique to a Mark VII? Since I think a Mark 5/V headstock will fit on a Mark VII (if you remove the gear track), will a Mark 5/V carriage also fit on a Mark VII and therefore the appropri...
by br549
Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Box edges-need some suggestions.
Replies: 10
Views: 3160

Re: Box edges-need some suggestions.

Also agree that it is a fine looking piece of work. In order to help visualize what chamfered edges might look like, I tried to add some lines using Photoshop (my skills are very limited). Others who are much better at 3D modeling could do better. I didn't try to add lines on all edges, but think th...