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woodmeister wrote:I have acquired a 50 year anniversary model shop smith. It has been updated to a power pro and put onto a 520 system. What if any extra was done on this model other than the color and size of inspection plate?
Thanks,
Tom

They increased the price

dusty wrote: SWMBO.

As I recall, that always was followed by an image of a charging rhinoceros.

JPG wrote:FWIW, "rattling" is a common attribute of the SS reeves drive. Gets worse as it wears.

Reeves drive, gilmer belts... I've got a steep learning curve

You might want to pay attention to belt tension - both of them - but I do not believe that the squealing is related. Since it has been dormant for a while I would lub the headstock again. Do not be stingy. There is no such thing as damage caused by too much oil. Yes, too much will be spun out and d...

You might want to pay attention to belt tension - both of them - but I do not believe that the squealing is related. Since it has been dormant for a while I would lub the headstock again. Do not be stingy. There is no such thing as damage caused by too much oil. Yes, too much will be spun out and d...

Hi, I just bought a 1990 510. I doubt it has had any maintenance in 10 years (just not used at all, sitting in a garage). But it started up and was running fine for about an hour, then a sqealing noise developed at lower speeds (intermittent down at very slow speeds, seems to be highest at the dado ...