In Middle if Power Pro Upgrade- spring question behind speed control

backhertz · Post by **backhertz** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:47 pm

Whew, I couldn't get the DVD to go in either my Macbook or my wife's PC. But I tried the Mac again and was successful.

I have a C headstock. In Figure 6d of the Power Pro instruction manual, it doesn't show nor is anything mentioned about a tiny spring assembly on the headstock at the 12 o'clock position. Sorry about the pic quality of the close up.

I included a pic of the parts I removed & laid them out as they are essentially in the headstock as my wife wanted to know what I was doing & she doesn't speak technicalese....<smile>

So I'm getting ready to do the drilling. I wish I had ordered a new switch as this is my first C-type headstock and plastic is well....plastic.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:01 pm

backhertz wrote:Whew, I couldn't get the DVD to go in either my Macbook or my wife's PC. But I tried the Mac again and was successful.

I have a C headstock. In Figure 6d of the Power Pro instruction manual, it doesn't show nor is anything mentioned about a tiny spring assembly on the headstock at the 12 o'clock position. Sorry about the pic quality of the close up.

I included a pic of the parts I removed & laid them out as they are essentially in the headstock as my wife wanted to know what I was doing & she doesn't speak technicalese....<smile>

So I'm getting ready to do the drilling. I wish I had ordered a new switch as this is my first C-type headstock and plastic is well....plastic.

Keep that spring with the speed control parts(it is allegedly an anti-rattle spring) but replaces a different function in early greenies). It does prevent rattle!

backhertz · Post by **backhertz** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:49 pm

Thanks. i have about a dozen or so Shopsmiths now. I have so much stuff, I need to take an inventory. lol

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:36 am

Agree with JPG's recommendation!

backhertz · Post by **backhertz** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:56 am

Ah shucks! I think I left it under the new control panel of the Power Pro! lol Well, my control panel won't rattle!

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:53 am

backhertz wrote:Ah shucks! I think I left it under the new control panel of the Power Pro! lol Well, my control panel won't rattle!

At least it may be 'safe' there awaiting you having a need for it.

Gotta wonder where the springs for those three headstocks disassembled are?