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Shop Fox W1712 Belt Sander issue

ov10fac

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I recently acquired a used Shop Fox W1712 Disk/Belt sander. I has been running very will for about a month. Today, while sanding, the belt just stopped turning. Motor is still running and the disk is still spinning, but the belt will not move. I can move it by hand, so I think I may have sheared the connection between the Belt Drive shaft and the motor shaft. The manual shows a part called a "compound block" that seems to function as the connection between the two.

So, has anyone else had a similiar problem with this machine or one similiar?

Many thanks.
 
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Fluxion

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3 things I can think to check.

You probably broke or lost the key out of the belt drive shaft.
One or both of the coupler set screws on the belt side could have come loose.
The coupler spider is missing.
 
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