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StevenAyres wrote:A while ago I acquired a greenie tube and leg set from my father-in-law along with his Mark VII, and I'd been musing on what to do with it. This past weekend I picked up a small carpenter's bench, and it occurred to me that the Shopsmith carriage could be useful. I'd like to see what you've built with Shopsmith parts that isn't a Shopsmith.
RFGuy wrote:How hard is it to adjust the height? Wondering if it would be useful to install a carriage in the middle to have a crank for adjusting the height, but then the carriage might not be strong enough since you have a beefy top.
StevenAyres wrote:RFGuy wrote:How hard is it to adjust the height? Wondering if it would be useful to install a carriage in the middle to have a crank for adjusting the height, but then the carriage might not be strong enough since you have a beefy top.
Raising the height is a matter of a little up on one side, a little more on the other, definitely not one-touch, but the table isn't as heavy as it looks. I considered the center-carriage idea with the side-table tubes, which would probably work pretty well if placed at the table's balance point. But I decided that the additional pair of tubes and carriage would eliminate most of the under-table space, and I'm thinking a set of tool drawers there will be handy.
I was also much attracted to the idea of setting it up for flipping the table vertical, which could be useful for some of the things I do. But the best way I could see to get there would be two table carriages rather than the side-table tubes, and that would significantly reduce the span between table supports.
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dusty wrote:Steven,
I think you might have just resolved my dilemma for a work bench. I have all of the required parts with the single exception of tubes.
I've got to give this some serious consideration.
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