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by bubbasimms
Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:01 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New to Shopsmith, lots O' questions to come
Replies: 13
Views: 6057

I think I have made the picture bigger now. After reading around on the forum I think she's a keeper. Got a serious itch to make her go. Nobody polishes a turd like me!
by bubbasimms
Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:13 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New to Shopsmith, lots O' questions to come
Replies: 13
Views: 6057

good answer Dusty, I like it. I always have a use for cool tools. 1/32 is far tighter than I can do so thats good to hear.
by bubbasimms
Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:00 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New to Shopsmith, lots O' questions to come
Replies: 13
Views: 6057

hello,
Thanks for all the replys and opinions. I got her home today! Home is SW Missouri by the way. Still not sure what my plan is yet. I am gonna follow the advice and watch the videos and figure out what I have and what is missing. How critical is the not turning of the speed knob unless its ...
by bubbasimms
Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:05 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New to Shopsmith, lots O' questions to come
Replies: 13
Views: 6057

New to Shopsmith, lots O' questions to come

Hello,

I have just acquired, for free, a shopsmith mark v serial # 154350, seems like an '83 model from the ss chart. I haven't even brought it home yet. We found it in an old shop we were cleaning out. I plugged it in and it seems to run smooth, the bottom two pipes or tubes are pretty rusty, and ...