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It's still a headstock. At least in lathe mode it is. I've never heard of the power head on a drill press or other tools referred to as a headstock that I can recall. I don't see the problem calling it either a 'Smart Motor' or a 'headstock' in the right context.

At the risk of getting WAY too far off topic....

I'd argue you'd still call it a headstock regardless of what you're doing. It's not called a headstock on other drill presses, but other drill presses aren't lathes stood on end. At its core, a Shopsmith is a lathe with a bunch of accessories that turn it into other things. So for that reason......

But even that aside, I can't think of it as a "smart" motor. Smart TV, smart refrigerator, smart toaster, smart lighting, smart washing machine, smart vacuum, etc -- all internet connected. "Conventional smart motor"? 100% mechanical!

It ain't change that is troublesome for old farts, it is creating irrelevant, unnecessary, totally inappropriate, buzz word objective changes to replace references to concise terms

HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:11 pm I'd argue you'd still call it a headstock regardless of what you're doing. It's not called a headstock on other drill presses, but other drill presses aren't lathes stood on end. At its core, a Shopsmith is a lathe with a bunch of accessories that turn it into other things. So for that reason......

That's pretty much what I'm saying. 'Headstock' is a perfectly good term to use.

But even that aside, I can't think of it as a "smart" motor. Smart TV, smart refrigerator, smart toaster, smart lighting, smart washing machine, smart vacuum, etc -- all internet connected. "Conventional smart motor"? 100% mechanical!

There were 'smart' machines before internet connectivity was a thing. But I'll grant you that it's hard to label a conventional headstock as 'smart'. It's entirely manually operated. More convenient than changing belts or no speed control at all, but not in a smart way.

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tprowood,

Sorry about your thread being turned into a discussion of the term "Smart Motor." We are always happy to help fellow Shopsmith users with questions. If you have any additional questions or even comments about how you are coming along with your Shopsmith you can continue to post them here or maybe start a new Topic and let this one fade away.

For those of you wishing to express your feelings about the term "Smart Motor" I have started a thread just for that titled "How do you really feel about the term "Smart Motor"? It can be found at the following link.

viewtopic.php?t=34980

I suggest postings here dealing just with the term "Smart Motor" be moved to the new thread and deleted from here. I know many of you, like myself, felt compelled to share your thoughts about the use of the term "Smart Motor" but are sorry for going off topic in this thread.

How does one move a post to a different thread?

Copy and past then delete the original?