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The Dry Graphite Spray comes in a pressurized paint can, 10 or 12 oz. Spray it outside because the over-spray gets on everything. The color is well not quite black but graphite, anyone who has done a lot of drawing or sketching knows what it looks like. You can put several coats on waiting several seconds between coats for it to dry.

I've bought it at the local Bearing Belt and Chain and also found a can of it at a hardware store several years ago.

Hi,

One thing I wanted to mention on this subject.

As we get more and more post here some of the old good stuff is forgotten about. Nick had posted information about using air to clean the inside of the headstock... well you can read it for yourself at:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=860&postcount=4


The whole thread is at:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=156

Ed

Someone or something helped to change Nick's take on using air.
This pleased me no end, because I wasn't about to quit anyway.

He has posted (at a later, more recent date) -- to use air to blow out the motor, but only while the motor is running. You will have to view Nick's posts to find this one. I found it - here it is - http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... 6#post4666


This is what I did on the bench. With the motor and pan removed. Gave very good access to the motor. Better than while assembled on the Mark V.

Hi,

Looks like he did change his mind. If you want to get right to the post go to:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=4666&postcount=13

I guess the key here is having the motor running while doing the air blowing...

I never liked doing it that way because of all the sawdust in the air so I use my system and I guess it is working as my 31 year old machine keeps going with no major problems thus far.

The used 510 I got had a major case of caked sawdust inside... almost had to scape it out. I'm sure that took some hours off it MTBF.

I also think using a dust collector keeps sawdust in its place... I know I see a lot less inside now when I do a cleaning then way back when I "let it fly" so to speak.

Ed

OK it looks like while I was busy else where the above entry was edited with the information of how to get to Nicks post... so now you have two ways of getting there... sorry.