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I've been trying to restore an American St Louis SC320.  My only comment is that simply finding info on whether the cutter is counter-threaded has been rather a fruitless endeavor.  I've found a lovely video on removing wheels on the Landis 5-in-1 machine, but the cutting wheel on my machine is located on the lower shaft while the cutting wheel of the Landis is on the upper shaft,  so I was left with some confusion.  For any who stumble on this post, the cutting wheel for the American St Louis SC320 is Not counter threaded.  You want to look for the little hole in the wheel and use a drive punch at a steep angle to dislodge it so it will unscrew, and mine was terribly stuck... like some 20 blows later it was held fast.  To prevent damages, I had taken off the handle that drives the shaft, and put a large crescent wrench on the shaft there instead, to hold it while pounding.  I finally soaked the wheel in a bit of PB blaster a couple times over the next few hours, and tried again.  Very begrudgingly it edged itself off, allowing me then to withdraw the shaft and get the rust and grime off the shaft.   I'm currently seeking more info on the correct replacement cutting wheel.