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JPG, I don't remember what I did to copy the whole link for the smiley. Obviously it was wrong though. oh well... . A little experimentation just showed me to click the smiley (winky?)

I'll post a pic later, but the lock nut for my upper saw guard was broken. Just the grip part, and I don't know how. Perhaps during a move. Anyway, I made a new one tonight out of some scrap mahogany I had. heh, I was going to throw it away last week while I was cleaning. Never, ever throw something away.

I'm glad I found this forum. I think I'm going to start a new thread because I have a loud whining from the Mark 5 motor and I will want to get that fixed (fix myself if possible).

Thanks everyone for all your knowledge sharing.

bluekayak wrote:Thanks for the link for the Sawdust Session on a belt sander overhaul. I just waxed the parts I shined and think I'll put this away for a later project.

Jerry Floren
St. Peter, MN

Good Idea! You have determined its condition. You realize the amount of work that it requires. Go back to some of the other tasks at hand which can be finished more rapidly!

You have been absorbing a lot of information already. There is time enough to learn the belt sander later!

mickyd wrote:Now that cleaned up quite nicely. Good job. Hopefully your wearing a dust mask.

No. But I will in the future. I had a package of them about 10 feet away and did not even think of it. Thanks for the reminder.

Jerry Floren
St. Peter, MN

Thanks everyone for your tips. I took a second look at Nick's Sawdust Session on the belt sander and got mine working and tracking fine. I did not even have to tear it completely down, although I probably will in a bit. Originally I think I might have turned the tension wheel too many times. When I turned it just three revolutions, as Nick recommended, it was easy to get it tracking properly.

I spent a little more time polishing up the platen and idler wheel, and I don't think I can get them much better, but they seem good enough. I would never have thought this could have been restored until I saw what you guys are doing.

Jerry Floren
St. Peter, MN