That's the problem........it is a direct drive deal with the rest of the sander built around the motor in the middle. All the brackets and framework are an integral part of the motor, just one big cast iron affair. The base is even part of the motor.

What is confusing is that this thing was manufactured as what it is, so how did it run for so many years spinning away at that speed? The old guy who I bought it from said something about it "having some issues with the sanding belt" when we looked at it, but I found two bearings in the top drum that are worn, and replacing those should make the belt run truer. He failed to tell me this thing kills people!

Don