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Re: Broken wheels

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That is not a "concept" I consider either acceptable or responsible.
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Re: Broken wheels

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It would be "interesting" to know why these particular wheels failed but unless there is a large number of similar failures what does it matter?

All it does is lead to a lot of conjecture. Shopsmith replaces the wheels; what else could we ask for. Incidently, there are not "Shopsmith Wheels". The very same wheel assembly can be found by Googling the manufacturer.
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Re: Broken wheels

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dusty wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:38 am It would be "interesting" to know why these particular wheels failed but unless there is a large number of similar failures what does it matter?

It would also be interesting to know the manufacturer of the failed items. Are they the original or a less expensive replacement.

All it does is lead to a lot of conjecture. Shopsmith replaces the wheels; what else could we ask for. Incidently, there are not "Shopsmith Wheels". The very same wheel assembly can be found by Googling the manufacturer.

Shopsmith 3" casters were built by Durable Superior Casters. The manufacurers catalog is available online. The catalogs contains a section on replacement parts.

https://www.durablesuperior.com/assets/ ... atalog.pdf
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Re: Broken wheels

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Too bad they don’t have a bigger selection🤪
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