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ruggini
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headstock sticking

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headstock not sliding smoothly, seems to get hung-up and leaves marks on waytubes, tried waxing and rotating with no results:confused:
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jcraigie
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Post by jcraigie »

sounds like maybe you got "something" on the lock wedges.
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trainguytom
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Post by trainguytom »

Agreed. You might try pulling the headstock off & checking for grit/crud (not a technical term) on & around the lock wedges. If you have a compressor, blow that stuff off, blow out the headstock & lube it if you haven't done it in a while & put it back together. That'll probably do it.
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beeg
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Post by beeg »

What kind of wax do ya use? Maybe yours looks like this one.
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=6168
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