I just got my 25" Smith & Mills shaper up and running. Everything works as
it should. That is, except the side feed. I can't hear/feel the feed
shaft turning at all when under power. Left and right direction selection
lever does nothing. Power traverse is not connected electrically.

I figure there is something I need to do to engage the feed, but I can't
figure it out. Any ideas? I've had this thing sitting in the garage for
years now & I would really like to get it fully operational.

Thanks!
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John L. Weatherly

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:32:48 -0500, "John L. Weatherly"
wrote:

I just got my 25" Smith & Mills shaper up and running. Everything works as
it should. That is, except the side feed. I can't hear/feel the feed
shaft turning at all when under power. Left and right direction selection
lever does nothing. Power traverse is not connected electrically.

I figure there is something I need to do to engage the feed, but I can't
figure it out. Any ideas? I've had this thing sitting in the garage for
years now & I would really like to get it fully operational.

Thanks!


Check to see if the feed rate dial/lever is between incriments

Gunner


"[L]iberals are afraid to state what they truly believe in, for to do so
would result in even less votes than they currently receive. Their
methodology is to lie about their real agenda in the hopes of regaining
power, at which point they will do whatever they damn well please. The
problem is they have concealed and obfuscated for so long that, as a group,
they themselves are no longer sure of their goals. They are a collection of
wild-eyed splinter groups, all holding a grab-bag of dreams and wishes. Some
want a Socialist, secular-humanist state, others the repeal of the Second
Amendment. Some want same sex/different species marriage, others want voting
rights for trees, fish, coal and bugs. Some want cradle to grave care and
complete subservience to the government nanny state, others want a culture
that walks in lockstep and speaks only with intonations of political
correctness. I view the American liberals in much the same way I view the
competing factions of Islamic
fundamentalists. The latter hate each other to the core, and only join
forces to attack the US or Israel. The former hate themselves to the core,
and only join forces to attack George Bush and conservatives." --Ron Marr