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You just eliminated several issues I HAD with my old ShopSmith. Very inovative. Thanks very much.

Welcome Wooddan,

I am new to the SS world and can't give much advice but I can attest to the huge amount of knowledge and expertise on this forum and from the ShopSmith website. I found my SS (made in 1956) in the basement of a someone's home and they said it "didn't work". I got it for nearly ...

Dean, thanks for the reply.

The pieces I would like to turn are 6' long staffs for use in martial arts training and competition. One piece would stand up to the stress where a spliced piece probably would not. The ones I would like to turn are 6' foot long and 1 1/4 inch at the center tapering to ...

Got my '56 a while back. Gilmer drive. Guy said it "didn't work". He was right. Hauled it home and proceeded to take it apart to see if it could be fixed. I was astounded at the amount of sawdust packed into the machine, The motor even had sawdust in it. It had been "rode hard and put away wet" many ...

I would like to turn pieces of wood longer than My Shopsmith allows. Is there an extension available for doing this? I would like to be able to turn pieces as long as 6 foot. Longer slide tubes are available but I am curious if there are other ways to extend the tailstock out to turn longer stuff ...

I found my treasure in the basement of someone's home. It is a green Mark 5 and according to the serial number, was made in 1956. They had it for a couple of years and found they were no longer interested in using it. I bought it and hauled it home. I took it completly apart ( the quill spring was ...