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You mention using the fine brush for the aluminum. Do you mean the painted aluminum parts or the aluminum knobs / dials etc.? If your talking about the painted aluminum, what are you plans after paint is removed? The little paint that remains on the the aluminum is very loose. It comes off if I bar...

I purchased the brush at Menards for $6.98. The package says, 3" Weiler Vortec Abrasive Nylon Cup Brush coarse." I'm pretty sure the tubes on this Shopsmith were not as bad as the ones you have restored. However, I was surprised at how quickly the rust removal went using this brush. I'm go...

Cleaning up the back tube. http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hgfswf/Tube05.jpg http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hgfswf/Tube08.jpg A final polishing with a rag to clean up the Brasso. http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hgfswf/Tube07.jpg I had about 1/2 of the front tube cleaned when...

I'd put a line of Brasso on the tube and smooth it out with the drill. Then turn on the drill and let it do the work. Note the time/date sequence in the next series of photos. http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hgfswf/Tube02.jpg http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hgfswf/Tube03.jpg http://i...

Here it is, safely in our basement. The rust on the lower tubes really concerned me, and the upper tubes had some light rust. http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/hgfswf/Greeniebefore.jpg Thinking about cleaning up the rust took more time than the actual cleaning and polishing. I started with WD-...

Here are some pictures from the Greenie that I picked up last weekend. Thanks everyone for your tips on how to transport it. This Shopsmith was the one on eBay with the thread name, "Great deal, wished I lived closer!" Thanks buck50mg for starting that thread. Several members had suggestio...

Thanks everyone one for all your tips. I brought along a couple of toolboxes, but all I needed was one large screwdriver. Just had to take off the five small bolts on each leg assembly. Didn't even need a wrench. Although there is quite a bit of rust on the lower bars and on a small part of the jig ...

Thank you everyone for all of your tips. I have the seats out of the mini van and will get an early start in the morning. I'll let you know how it goes.

Jerry Floren
St. Peter, MN

I was lucky enough to get a good deal on a "Greenie" on eBay and plan to pick it up tomorrow morning. I am hoping to take the back seats out of our Chrysler mini van and transport it inside the van. Does anyone know if it will fit? I have no experience with a Shopsmith and have only seen d...

Thanks buck50bmg for posting the link to this auction. I don't think I would have found it without your link. For some reason, it did not show up on eBay when I searched for "Shopsmith". I was lucky enough to get it, and at a reduced price. I hope to pick it up tomorrow. BTW -- mickyd's be...