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Yes, please do post the procedure. It would be invaluable. Obviously it would be at owner's risk and they should make a note of all original settings, so they can get back if they screw up. It might be better if it was in this thread, so we can all find it easily. It would be really helpful. :) Sur...

This is a rhetorical question but are PowerPro users going to be forever dependent on Wes to tweak the software when ever something doesn't program exactly right? :eek: If Wes (Shopsmith) is unavailable and something needs tweaking - are the users just up the proverbial creek? :eek: I only spoke wi...

If I have followed this issue close enough, it seems to me that some users have solved this problem by replacing the power coupler with one that was tighter on the hubs. While that may work, I have found that there is still enough backlash in the SS coupler to cause the banging noises. From my expe...

To maker a planer key:

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... planer+key

That wide a span will be an issue(you will need a center load bearing beam) or very long very thick 'timbers' for joists. I have a 24'x30' garage, and yes - you can make that span without a center beam. I have attic space above and the joists are 2x10, 12" OC (probably could have gone 16"...

I've used the "wood slicer" resaw blade from Highland Woodworking with excellent results.

One reason for less backlash may be the length of the overall coupling. Adding their figures, it looks like the entire coupling is under 2". I didn't look, but I presume the headstock will sit right under the bandsaw table with clearance. I would probably have to remove the existing plastic sh...

So now, what about those big honkin cabinet saws with 3 hp motors? I looked up the Unisaw, one version of which is rated at 3hp and 3450 rpm = 4.56 ft.lbs. torque. Working the numbers, a standard Mark V can get as much torque as the Unisaw by simply cranking it down to 1295 RPM - or "F" o...

Therefore, really tight belts are needed on the PowerPro to help stablize the feedback/compensation circuits. Thanks, Bill. There have been a number of recents posts referencing that you need tight belts. I would suspect mine are not tight enough, so I'll need to do another test with the SS coupler...

The force that you were willing to put on the couplers by using clamps was probably not enough to affect a change in gripping force applied to the hubs. That small circle of nylon just did not collapse much under the pressure of that clamp. I thought that there would have been enough gripping force...