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Splinters wrote:Hi folks - I've just begun acquiring vintage shopsmith machinery. I'm currently looking for a magna 4" jointer model 620-C owner's manual.
I've seen a model 620 manual on ebay. Where to turn next (pun intended)?

Happy woodworking.
Thanks for the help.

Did you ever find this manual?

I can't see the belt well enough in the picture to judge it. If it is only showing normal wear then the wear threshold is that it should be a minimum of 1/2" wide measured across the 'back' or outside edge. You can use automotive belt dressing, but it can be messy. You might have abnormal wear...

24CE41F8-A635-4FCB-80C0-E4067F3EE014.jpeg 0A9CCBEF-B8EA-41AA-A6B9-7E46AC95E046.jpeg Here are picks that I could not load yesterday. Thinking now it was a file size issue. The second photo shows the belt. When I reduced the size I believe the quality may have been reduced. Just wondering if the belt...

I have tried doing that post from my iPhone, iPad and computer, all yielding the same results? Actually on the iPhone it showed me the size of the pick, something like 1.2 mb, but I reduced to medium, with no luck. I will keep trying, because I know it worked the other day from my iPhone. Thanks

Thanks all for the valuable tips: I have taken off the headstock and removed the motor from the headstock. Once the pulley was removed from the motor shieve, i placed a rag inside the shieve and I was able to push the shieve together, as shown in the pic. I then found the oil hole by looking thru th...

Some pics. I am pretty sure I did oil the motor shieve. But all advice much appreciated. Thanks.

I have recently purchased model 500 Goldie and took it apart and cleaned And did some maintenance on it. Put it back together started up the motor and having trouble with the pulleys and the speed. I am a total novice here, but as I understand it the top shieve widens and the belt drops down as the ...

Thats great....I am a member of this group...however did not have any idea that there was a files section.....bravo!!!

Where do I find past issues of Hands On Magazine, in PDF form, so that I may download?

When my shop smith model 500 is running at slow speed my speed change label is set about midway. I believe the speed change label should read slow when in fact it is running slow. Is there a video on how to change the speed change alignment indicator??