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Hi,

If you happen to own the old yellow covered PTWFE vintage 1976 ish you can the Sharpening Tools Chapter page 304 for some of the uses shown. It has the plans for building it on page 150.

The guard also works for buffing and wire brushing and can be re-sized to fit different expendables.

Keep in mind the guard shown below has been sitting for years (not seen much use since the late 1970's) so never mind the spider dropping and dust.

Anyway there has been a posting mentioning it of late and I though I'd give you some pictures to look at so you can sync up on what this is.

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Ed

Hey Ed:

I have been most impressed with your knowledge, eloquence, and obviously very high intelligence on this forum. And then just today, I saw that a SS overhead pin router had come up for sale in my parts. When I Googled it, the only useful information in the entire world had come from, guess who, YOU. Now I am extremely impressed.

But then I saw the color of the headstock cover on your PP upgrade in this thread, and became uneasy. Proper ShopSmiths are now made in Ohio, and are colored Scarlet and Gray. Can you explain that sky-blue color? Do you have some Maize colored components hidden just out of camera range?

BTW, if you don't have a clue what I am talking about, no problem, only the residents of two Midwestern states are expected to understand.

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I want to know your opinion on the PP upgrade in comparison to the older models. Great, good, ok.......

Whose opinion are you seeking?

Here is mine: I think the PowerPro Upgrade is fantastic. Everyone who owns a Shopsmith should have one.

I don't but that is fodder for a different thread.

pieceseeker wrote:I want to know your opinion on the PP upgrade in comparison to the older models. Great, good, ok.......

The PP strikes me as being a lot of trouble for a way too much money. Oh darn there goes my webinar invitation.

BuckeyeDennis wrote:Hey Ed:
BTW, if you don't have a clue what I am talking about, no problem, only the residents of two Midwestern states are expected to understand.

Yes! We in Ohio do not like Michigan, and I'm sure the feeling is mutual .

Any who, I do not have this edition of PTWFE, I have the next or 80s edition. The plans for this guard are not in that book or on the online version . Anybody got a scanned copy by chance?

-Erich-

These were made from a Forum posted handmade drawing....
The side shields are 9 1/8" diameter. I laid the four 3/4" x 1/2" x 4" shield spacers flat and bolstered the corners with eight 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/4" blocks. The grinding wheel did not contact the blocks and the middle has an extra 1/2" clearance for the grinding wheel. The mouth of the shield was large enough for an estimated 7 1/2 " diameter grinding wheel. The one that I kept used corrugated tin can (2) for the shield. The other two used roofing flashing with brown coating.

The driving advantage for using a grinding wheel on the SS is the low 700 rpm speed. .!.

You might have to search the Forum Archive for the Drawing....a quick search didn't show anything that looked familiar.

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TheBigE wrote:Yes! We in Ohio do not like Michigan, and I'm sure the feeling is mutual .

Any who, I do not have this edition of PTWFE, I have the next or 80s edition. The plans for this guard are not in that book or on the online version . Anybody got a scanned copy by chance?

-Erich-

I have two copies of Power Tool Woodworking For Everyone, each a different version. I'm almost positive one of them has it. I'll scan it later tonight if I can. Worst case I'll have it up tomorrow.

I know I will be chastised for this remark, but so be it. My job is Chief Engineer at a company that designs and manufactures hand held pneumatic power tools. I deal with guard designs frequently, I have attended meetings for updating ANSI B7.1 which deals with the Safety Requirements for the Use, Care and Protection of Abrasive Wheels. The pictured guard is pretty, but its value as a guard is not worth the can it was made from. It is false security.
Even with proper designed guards injuries can occur because you have to have exposed wheel, but is downright foolish to use a home made guard. For wire wheels - go for it, but do not use them for abrasive wheels. Buy a reputable grinder and be done with it.
Powertools for woodworking definitely has it wrong promoting such a design.
Frank