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Not sure if it is 80/20. I was browsing our local Kijiji internet “buy and sell” and ran across a guy selling some 1 ½”x1 ½” square extruded aluminum by 6 feet long. It does have t-slots in each face made to take the head of a 5/16” bolt.

They also made a version to fit the Shopsmith or any 5/8" shaft, no adapter required. Quite compact with little overhang. Here is mine (sorry for the blurry pic)sitting in the lid of the plastic tool box I keep it in:

I occasionally run across photos from this post on Pinterest and Homemade Tools site, so wanted to direct those interested to the latest version of the grinder: See also this later post describing a better version of this Shopsmith powered grinder. https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewtopic.php?f=...

Well done and excellent explanation!

Recently needed to upgrade an under basement floor drain using a "quad flow trap seal" but to install it, had to make an adapter ring having inside diameter of 4". I got a piece of 3/4" thick high density polyethylene (hdpe) and cut out a 6" ring on the Shopsmith bandsaw,usi...

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I found a reference to it in a pdf file of a Montgomery Ward brochure: Here is a poor screen grab of the brochure: If you want a copy of the pdf file, email me at
pmerriam at eastlink.ca

After brief use, realized the belt should be on the left side away from the drive connector, to make belt changes easier (d'oh). So I moved everything over:

Yup, $2.00

They were clearing out an old garage and I had to tell the guy what it was. After that, still only $2. I like yard sales!

I picked up an old scroll saw (jig saw?) at a yard sale yesterday for $2. It looked pretty grubby, had not been used in years (spider webs, dirt and sawdust all over) but it cleaned up ok and on dis-assembly, appeared to be little worn. I wire brushed the worst of the rust off the parts, greased the...