Power Pro Labels/Countersink (Post Install Report)
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:47 am
I bought another 510 on Sat to do my double tilt & Power Pro upgrades to. It's a C headstock. Of all my Mark V's which includes a 1955 Greenie, it the first one with a plastic power switch that fits in a rectangular opening.
I am wondering if of you out in wood-chipping land have had any problems with it? It looks to be safe, but with a Power Pro control panel, I think it is very safe as it took me a few seconds to get it going. The outlet I plugged into was dead...lol I thought I might have pulled one of the white or black wires off as I only had about 4 inches of the ground wire with a spade lug exposed. So I was not going to take it all apart & simply clipped the first tie wrap where I bent the ground wire back. Then I cut back 4-6 inches of insulation to have enough ground wire to reach the motor.
My red, round Shopsmith name cover was attached by one screw and a post with a push on nut. Well, some how, the nut popped off. I had found it, but in the process of trying to put it back on, it fell I thought into the motor pan, but it's gone. Shopsmith sells this maybe 3/8 diameter, 1/32 inch thick push-on nut for 80 cents, but they want $6.89 or so to "ship" it. That is too much in my humble opinion. I'm gonna look around.
The counter sink supplied with the kit is in two parts- a shaft & a countersink which is secured with Allen retaining screws. I got about 3 holes or 3 1/2 hole counter sunk when the countersink started spinning on the shaft. I had to finish by using a pair of vise grips to hold the countersink & continue. Mission was completed.
The large label on the headstock I had only picked up on Saturday was peeling off. In the DVD the recommendation was to leave the old label on because of the adhesive used was hard to remove. I used Goof Gone and the adhesive came off with only a little effort. The new label sticks well. On the Goof Gone bottle it says to use soap & water to remove any Goof residue- it has an orange smell to it. My label looks good and I have to contact Wes at Shopsmith as I have one of the first 10 Power Pro's that were initially shipped out. Mine has a 9/2/2010 date on it, but everything else has a 9/1/2010 date code on the motor, control panel and the electronics module.
I can continue with a renovation project and leave all my other Shopsmith stuff packed in the basement until my upstairs renovation & trim work is completed. This "new" now Mark 7 was a Mark V Model 510 on Sat and it came with an Incra system, a Mark V planer ( I have a stand-alone), a jointer with extra sets of blades for both the jointer & planer, and a couple of boxes/bags full of stuff- much of which is still new. The price- I'm ashamed to put it down as it was far less than I would ever expected. It has no rust, the bench & way tubs are shiny and now I have to use it or my wife much figure out how to get it up to 10,000 rpm and use it on me!
So anyhow, if you watch the DVD/video, be sure you have at leave 6-7 inches of exposed ground wire ( the wire with the spade terminal), check your countersink to make sure all the Allen head screws are tight, and remember, Goof Gone will take off almost any adhesive without any "goofing off"- I know, a poor pun. Speaking of the DVD- good luck. Last year I couldn't get it to play on a PC or a Macbook. But I tried again & voila! It works. I definitely recommend you watch it the day you receive your box and just before doing the mod or while doing it and Shopsmith did a super job in producing it. I read some though it was off the cuff, but actually it contained all the info a novice might need.
A 9,500 RPM, it seems to make a loud noise. Not bearing noise or belt unbalancing noise with turning the concentric bushing holding the new idler shaft can create or make disappear at 3450 rpm (adjustment speed) to balance the belt tension. It is a unique sound you will never forget once you hear it.
Tony
I am wondering if of you out in wood-chipping land have had any problems with it? It looks to be safe, but with a Power Pro control panel, I think it is very safe as it took me a few seconds to get it going. The outlet I plugged into was dead...lol I thought I might have pulled one of the white or black wires off as I only had about 4 inches of the ground wire with a spade lug exposed. So I was not going to take it all apart & simply clipped the first tie wrap where I bent the ground wire back. Then I cut back 4-6 inches of insulation to have enough ground wire to reach the motor.
My red, round Shopsmith name cover was attached by one screw and a post with a push on nut. Well, some how, the nut popped off. I had found it, but in the process of trying to put it back on, it fell I thought into the motor pan, but it's gone. Shopsmith sells this maybe 3/8 diameter, 1/32 inch thick push-on nut for 80 cents, but they want $6.89 or so to "ship" it. That is too much in my humble opinion. I'm gonna look around.
The counter sink supplied with the kit is in two parts- a shaft & a countersink which is secured with Allen retaining screws. I got about 3 holes or 3 1/2 hole counter sunk when the countersink started spinning on the shaft. I had to finish by using a pair of vise grips to hold the countersink & continue. Mission was completed.
The large label on the headstock I had only picked up on Saturday was peeling off. In the DVD the recommendation was to leave the old label on because of the adhesive used was hard to remove. I used Goof Gone and the adhesive came off with only a little effort. The new label sticks well. On the Goof Gone bottle it says to use soap & water to remove any Goof residue- it has an orange smell to it. My label looks good and I have to contact Wes at Shopsmith as I have one of the first 10 Power Pro's that were initially shipped out. Mine has a 9/2/2010 date on it, but everything else has a 9/1/2010 date code on the motor, control panel and the electronics module.
I can continue with a renovation project and leave all my other Shopsmith stuff packed in the basement until my upstairs renovation & trim work is completed. This "new" now Mark 7 was a Mark V Model 510 on Sat and it came with an Incra system, a Mark V planer ( I have a stand-alone), a jointer with extra sets of blades for both the jointer & planer, and a couple of boxes/bags full of stuff- much of which is still new. The price- I'm ashamed to put it down as it was far less than I would ever expected. It has no rust, the bench & way tubs are shiny and now I have to use it or my wife much figure out how to get it up to 10,000 rpm and use it on me!
So anyhow, if you watch the DVD/video, be sure you have at leave 6-7 inches of exposed ground wire ( the wire with the spade terminal), check your countersink to make sure all the Allen head screws are tight, and remember, Goof Gone will take off almost any adhesive without any "goofing off"- I know, a poor pun. Speaking of the DVD- good luck. Last year I couldn't get it to play on a PC or a Macbook. But I tried again & voila! It works. I definitely recommend you watch it the day you receive your box and just before doing the mod or while doing it and Shopsmith did a super job in producing it. I read some though it was off the cuff, but actually it contained all the info a novice might need.
A 9,500 RPM, it seems to make a loud noise. Not bearing noise or belt unbalancing noise with turning the concentric bushing holding the new idler shaft can create or make disappear at 3450 rpm (adjustment speed) to balance the belt tension. It is a unique sound you will never forget once you hear it.
Tony