Today in the shop (Powerpro assy)

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Got my new powerpro up and running today and thought I'd do a pretty minor report on it.

First, this is my second powerpro kit so I've been there and done that before.

Second, the head stock is one I got from Bill Mayo and was stripped of the parts that needed to be removed before it came to me. I did clean and repaint it but did none of the reassembly or drilling before hand.

Third, I collected the parts, tools and had per-read the manual again so I could go pretty much from that and did not go back to the video but did keep the book with me to go in the correct order per the instructions. I did not follow the instructions to the letter but I didn't last time either. Things like using a step drill for the power cord hole just makes sense.

Things went pretty smooth with only a couple of issues. Like when I put the powerhead back on the tubes a washer on the lock shaft (part #55a) managed to get stuck against the tube and would not allow me to slide things together. On of course dumping that bag of parts all over the floor didn't make my day either.

I wanted to time myself so I set up a stop watch on my phone and tracked the time pretty well. I would stop the timer when I went off task like bathroom stops, going to get a drink etc. I did mess up and had a bowl of oatmeal on the clock so maybe this is long by say 10 minutes.

It took me 1 hour 52 minutes from start to finish, finish being define as having the unit fully operational.

Ed

[charlese]

2 hours!! You are a whiz, Ed!

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I was boring some larger holes today and my freshly adjusted powerpro started having slipping belt issues. When I opened the hood and checked the lower (larger) belt was quite loose. Top (smaller) belt felt just like I left it.

Not sure why this happened so soon after setting it up. Checked to make sure everything was tight and it was. I went ahead and adjusted the belt and it sounds fine, no balancing required.

My other unit has needed the lower belt adjustment twice but that was with a lot more hours on it.

In all cases this has become noticeable when using larger forstner bits. Have to guess this is the worst case for power transfer.

Ed