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Hi Peter, welcome back, With what you found previously it appears the sound is coming from the motor and or pulley sheaves. The easiest thing to try is lubricating the sheave again. It is possible that it could be from the motor bearing and only making the noise when there is the upward force on th...

I have been building a deck and had another sweet girl born. So not much time to tinker with the MarkV. JPG asked about a test. My results are above in the thread. Does anyone have any further advice for what to do next?

Thanks for the help!

Any ideas based on my most recent findings?

Great build! Welding is something I'd like to learn, it looks like this steady rest is really handy.

Hey Kale, welcome to the community.

I'm not Canadian, but I have found a lot of help here. So good luck with your Mark V and have fun!

-Peter

Not yet mentioned(IIRC) is have you tried running it(squeak test) with the motor belt disconnected(motor only running)? It may be caused by motor bearings. Also does the noise change with speed setting? Post Edited New Answers and Results Great question. I just tried that test and the first time th...

Thanks JPG!

I took the tension off of the belt, and centered it on the correct goove.

I have also oiled it according to br549's recommendations. It's now in the drill press position letting the oil get down where it needs to be.

Thanks!

Thanks for posting the video ... while I don't have a definite possible cause or solution, I'm sure someone else will. My only guess at this stage would be dry bearing(s) or sheaves needing more oil. Yeah I have had the dust cover off a long time now trying to solve all the problems. So it very wel...

Thanks JPG and br549 for your advice. I took the motor cover down to find that the ground wire had broken free from the nut holding it to the motor. I have everything back and it runs again. And I'm back to my old problem of the speed knob turning to fast well, but not wanting to go toward slow . I ...

Sorry for the poorly explained situation. When I went back and read my post I realized my rushing to post before checking really didn't help. I have edited my post in the quote below. It should give you a better idea of the situation. Hello everyone. I just finished rewiring to the terminals in the ...