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I will have to face that someday also. I guess looking where woodworking is actually done might turn up something. There are turning clubs but I hear they can be standoffish about Shopsmiths as lathes. Around here there are boat-builders, individual, institutions, and commercial shops. Maybe someone...

The modern Shopsmith company was recently sold to a new owner. The previous owners, the Folkerth family, originally restarted the company in the 1970s after several previous ownership changes and closures. The owners prior to that made a variety of single and multi-purpose machines but only the Mark...

I’m curious about the location and purpose of the CF sheets in your design. At first, I assumed that you were laying it up like plywood, with the CF sheet sandwiched between wood layers, where it could help prevent warping of the panel. But in that case, you’d have all wood on the outside faces, an...

This thread has some info about Mark 2 machines: viewtopic.php?t=21811

Get a circular saw blade made for plexiglass and use that for most of your cutting. The carbide teeth will cut faster than a bandsaw and not heat up so quickly. The blade will need time to cool between cuts and may need cleaning if hot plastic builds up on. Unfortunately for L shapes you'll need to ...

I've never seen a bad idler bearing of the 'early style' so have never attempted disassembly. But edma194 posed a link to a similar assembly without the Shopsmith machining. If you look at the 2D cutaway drawing in the picture it shows that the inner grooves that would typically be part of the inne...

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 12:14 pm

Your conclusion is true there are cupped set screws used on Shopsmith Mark Models. Way tubes held into the Bench Ends come to mind.

Can't check it right now but I think the way tubes for a double tilt have cupped or possibly serrated ends.

Free standalone planer located in CT, unclear on the condition. https://newlondon.craigslist.org/zip/d/woodstock-old-power-tools-free/7746189225.html Interesting. I know of a Shopsmith Pro Planer available in central Connecticut but not yet advertised. It's in excellent condition, seen little use. ...

Thanks to all. I'm leery of setscrews as well, however, that's how (nearly0 all SS attachments are mounted to the head stock drive shaft. So, i guess we are trusting that some engineers did their homework when we do anything with a SS The setscrews for mounting the chuck on the main spindle aren't ...

You can place an ad on Craigslist, eBay, or somewhere else. Then that ad can be posted in the Heads Up - Bargain 'available' thread in the Community forum. We need a FAQ thread that would cover this subject. This website is hosted by Shopsmith. They graciously allow us to post used Shopsmith ad sigh...