Ohgary wrote:Actually he had the lever removed and stored in a tool box. No need to raise the table for lathe work, right?
This same lever is used to adjust the height of the tool rest, so depending on what he/she was doing it is likely to have been used. Of course they might have had a universal tool rest and used that....
It might have been removed for shipping or moving as they can get in the way, that is another theory but who of us knows, well that is unless you were the previous owner.
Ed
{Knight of the Shopsmith} [Hero's don't wear capes, they wear dog tags]
Ohgary wrote:Actually he had the lever removed and stored in a tool box. No need to raise the table for lathe work, right?
Wonder how he adjusted the tool rest height?
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I also got a lathe duplicator with the SS so maybe the OP didn't use the tool rest much either. There is still a hardboard profile mounted in the duplicator frame.
Ohgary wrote:Because the plastic on the handle is black, does this indicate it is an aftermarket part?
Not neseccarily(SS made both red and black ones), but the knob shape is 'unusual'.
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There are quite a number of redrawn exploded parts listing in PDF form that you can zoom into for a perspective view that may be helpful on what goes where.
Also the PDF on Buying a Used Shopsmith can help with photos etc. to help you make sure you have all the pieces that should be there, and even sometimes help insure the pieces you have are correct for the model you have.
