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nuhobby
11-24-2009, 03:12 AM
My other question is in regards to saw guards - mine doesn't have any. Are there any other options other than the $184 ones that shopsmith is selling? This seems awful steep for a set of guards!
Back to your question on guards:
Sometimes you can find upper and lower metal guards in the market. Here are some of the oldest ones:
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=4518
These just use the Quill for mounting.
The plastic ones also show up occasionally. If you get a set you'll need to be sure you have the dovetail mounting block which attaches with screws to the rear-leg casting of the table tie-bar.
riffplayer
11-24-2009, 10:27 AM
I have put two hose clamps onto the control sheave. Looks like it will work - at least there seems plenty of clearance so they won't contact the speed control. I'll have to wait until I can get the motor hooked up to see if there is any wobble.
I checked my serial number on my Mark V and it is 276974 which, if I'm reading the list correctly, dates this unit to 1954 - the first year for the Mark V.
Someone asked about my screen name - yes, I am a guitar player. It is a dream to someday build my own guitar. I don't even care if it sounds great - just to hang it on a wall would be cool. Someday I'll work on that dream but for now I just need to get some furniture built for my kids!
billmayo
11-24-2009, 12:12 PM
I have put two hose clamps onto the control sheave. Looks like it will work - at least there seems plenty of clearance so they won't contact the speed control. I'll have to wait until I can get the motor hooked up to see if there is any wobble.
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I would only worry about the vibration. If the vibration is not bad and you oil the control sheave every month or two, you may never have a problem with the control sheave. I use red LocTite when installing the control sheave bearing and use a more precision shielded one vs a sealed bearing. I find the red LocTite works good for very small stress cracks when I use it.
I normally discard any control sheave that shows stress cracks. I have not had any success using JB Weld or similar materials where there is vibration and/or pressure on the part being fixed. I would be interested if anyone has had any sucess with a product that does not require welding or brazing which I now use.