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- Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:28 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Pen Turning on a Shopsmith Lathe?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19792
Animus, we will disagree. We're turning a pen blank here, not a bowl. I've used a drill chuck to do some mill work, (on aluminum no less) and it worked just fine. (But, I'm using a real {read that Cast Iron} Shopsmith, not one of the newer aluminum-based ones.) Milling involves holding a tool in so...
- Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:01 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Spray Finishing Booth
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4182
- Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:37 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: How many shopsmiths have you had?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 38620
- Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:24 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Pen Turning on a Shopsmith Lathe?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19792
I personally cannot support the concept of using the drill chuck to hold a pen mandrel or for any other lathe/turning use. It is not designed to take the lateral stresses that turning will put on it. You would be better off using the router chuck attachment to hold the mandrel (514632 or 514631 --$1...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:44 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: chop saw stand
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10087
It seems like an option that utilizes the SS main table would be preferred, as it gives you the easy ability to raise/lower etc. as needed. Matter of fact, the suggestion of just clamping it to the main table seems the simplest - has anyone tried this and had troubles with it slipping or otherwise ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:33 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Is this a good idea???
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10123
I agree, but I am worried about the lack of control of the stock away from the fence. How do you control that. That lack of control is why I was looking for something like the Grripers when I found them .... Dick I always cut with the smaller piece being the cut off that isn't being controlled by t...
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:11 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Changing Bandsaw Tires
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1983
Changing Bandsaw Tires
Here is what looks like a relatively easy way to change band-saw tires but it requires building a special jig just for that purpose:
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- Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:02 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: chop saw stand
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10087
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:47 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Is this a good idea???
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10123
- Wed May 07, 2014 10:42 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Under Saw Table Magnets?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6994