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Aha! I see now, I knew the eccentric needed to be flush with the headstock but I did not realize the bearing needed to be flush with the eccentric itself as well. The tapped hole does indeed have a threaded screw in it with a broken off head. I bought the unit used, everything seemed to have run fin...

I am young, early 20's and beginning my woodworking hobby. I recently acquired a used Shopsmith 510 because of the versatility of the system, it's accessibility, and the massive amount of repair and maintenance resources from both Shopsmith company and Shopsmith community. Last night I went over the...