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- Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:05 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: the home shop before SS?
- Replies: 19
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Pre WW2 standard equipped wood work shop was actually typical of what one might see today. Electric powered stand alone power tools can be seen in Sears Craftsman and Montgomery Ward catalogs well before. In those days, they were pricey and would guess a luxury. I have a small lot of this stuff incl...
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:23 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: searching for a Magna jigsaw cover
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1316
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:57 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: searching for a Magna jigsaw cover
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1316
searching for a Magna jigsaw cover
If anyone has a parted out jigsaw I'm in need of one of these cover plates. Contact by PM. Thank you!
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:03 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: searching for an original Magna 640 Belt sander Owners manual
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2212
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:53 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: searching for an original Magna 640 Belt sander Owners manual
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2212
searching for an original Magna 640 Belt sander Owners manual
Searching for an original Magna 640 Belt sander Owners manual from the mid 1950's. (I do have the PDF) Item 64 000 Article 84-3474. Appreciate any reply by PM. Cheer's
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:31 pm
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: Shopsmith Tables Are Not Too Small
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7178
It has been said by some naysayers that the Shopsmith table is too small. While it is not as large as some, it need not be considered inadequate. With the simple addition of a home built outfeed table and the utilization of two of the extension tables one can easily have a table top that is 34 1/2&...
- Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:18 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Drive center sourcing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25866
Brad, the drive center has to mount on the spindle, and requires a 5/8ths hole with a set screw. It is only the tailstock that will mount a #2 Morse (MT2) taper. Here a live (bearing) center is better, in most cases, than a dead (you'l need to lubricate that end of the spindle) center. I've used bo...
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:25 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Drive center sourcing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25866
I realize this is a month old thread but thought it appropriate to share about centers (rotating or not). Even though the SS accepts centers with a MT2, there is an important difference in the angle and type of center point. For metal working, it often has a more narrow acute angle vs. one for woodw...
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:00 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Fall project 2 - 10E circa 1947
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15886
- Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: shopsmith as a metal lathe?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 28461
What model SS to use for metal work? By the time you add it up, might be better to find a Craftsman 109 or small Atlas dedicated metal lathe. (Not a fan of those china made low end lathes and still prefer an old US made. That's another entire topic but for now will stick to the OP.) Yet if one only ...