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HopefulSSer, Thanks for the Shopsmith reference. By the way, is this Shopsmith Wiki still being maintained? I've seen it before, but I didn't think it was being actively maintained or updated by anyone at Shopsmith any more. No idea. But I would imagine very little of the info will have changed

Another SS reference to Minwax:
https://www.shopsmith.com/mediawiki/ind ... aintenance

"We recommend Johnson's paste wax or Minwax paste wax."

Shopsmith are putting Minwax in their service kits
https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cat ... elpkit.htm

Just for fun I measured mine just now using a phone-based tach (accuracy unknown). I appear to be getting about 750 up to about 5200.

I just upgraded my greenie with a 1.125 motor complete with sheaves. As a result I had to adjust my high speed stop. I don't know what the difference is between the sheaves or spring on my old 3/4 hp setup vs the new 1 1/8 hp setup but there is one. Since there is no low speed stop, I can now dial t...

RFGuy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:20 pm In all seriousness...really hope there is peace and a return to "normalcy" in that part of the world soon.

Agreed!

db5 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:22 pm "...from CCCP on Amazon."

I thought the Soviet Union (Союз Советских Социалистических Республик) dissolved in 1991.... (ducks)

One thing I noticed is if I turn off the unit while at high speed, it trips my power strip when I start it again. It does not trip during a low speed start. I'm sure it has a bigger / longer amp draw when starting at high speeds but maybe this is just an issue with the power strip? Any advice is ap...

JPG wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:31 am IF it 'disappears', what is the point?

I think their point is to game search engine results -- the more links pointing to the shady websites, the higher the shady site is in search results. They try to hide the links here so they don't get removed

Clue - white on white would be invisible. invisable link.jpg No doubt that's the intent. They play games with the font size as well. I think that's how they get away with sometimes hiding it -- on my iPhone, posts show up with the same blue background as the desktop version, but if they shrink the ...