Looking to add a treadmill motor to a JD Wallace vintage bandsaw.

[PJs]

the rotator cuff is much better thanks. the shoulder lift exercises seem to be doing the trick.

Good to hear!

I've never heated a board to cut a trace and might cause issues with any surface mount devices. Typically I use a new exacto blade (#11) or scalpel and slice through the trace in 2 places about an 1/8" if possible. Then lightly scrape or slice along the edge of the small section to remove the coating then peal up the section and off the board....my method, lots of ways to do it but precision is the best way. Depending on the trace size I usually put a little clear coat on it to reseal the edges from corrosion.

all of the oil ( maybe a cup or 2) in the gear box remained contained so far even though the grommet met its end.

Didn't know there were only a few ounces in there...thought it might be a quart or something. The cup seal should work perfect then.

Couldn't believe the price of the tach either and mine is over a year old with the same batteries it came with. Great tool!

Too bad about the wheels/tires but but if I was 100+ I might come off my tracks a bit more often too! It's always a work in progress it seems. Glad you got some cutting done and sounds like you found a sweat spot on your speed.

Thanks for the update...look forward to more. ~PJ