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My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

thedovetailjoint

RFGuy wrote
edma194 wrote

It looks like a good system for when it came out on the market in 1979. Though I have seen mixed reviews for them on this forum in the past due to people picking them up on the used market and finding issues with them. With no replacement parts, I don't think I would invest in one unless you just have to have Shopsmith's version of it. There are more modern versions of this concept, such as the one below from MLCS that I have seen and it is reasonably priced.

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I discussed this and the similar Woodhaven machine in the follow up video to my original Joint-Matic video (Now set to private for YT Channel Members only). The biggest issue with them is they have knobs or levers on the front, which would make some joinery a pain, but at least they can be purchased today. The Woodhave has the added benefit of adjusting for joints up to 9” tall. Scott

edma194

I already have one because it didn't cost much used. Even came with a decent router. I had to repair the back where the lock screw is, the crack wasn't obvious until I was re-assembling it after cleaning. But otherwise it seems to be ok and useful for my needs. It would be great if a new slide was available, the rest of it is plenty sturdy.

DLB

rlkeeney wrote
thedovetailjoint wrote
rlkeeney wrote

Is there a photo of the spacers somewhere?
The photo on the site shows them. They are basically thick plastic washers. https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/spt_casters.htm
Thanks, I see them.

The caster spacers are hard plastic 3/4 O.D., 1/4 I.D., X 7/16 thick. Scott mentioned earlier that the pedal used to be located nearer to the center on the Power Station etc. version of the casters but the ones I received seem to be identical to Mark casters. (Which, I know, are not all the same.) The pedals are roughly 2-5/8" from the cam, measured center to center. These were a steal at $46.XX in the last overstock sale. Came at a great time for me, I had a Power Station without casters in pieces from being painted.

- David

JPG

Yeah I HAD two without wheels. No More!!!

rlkeeney

DLB wrote
rlkeeney wrote
thedovetailjoint wrote

The photo on the site shows them. They are basically thick plastic washers. https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/spt_casters.htm
Thanks, I see them.
The caster spacers are hard plastic 3/4 O.D., 1/4 I.D., X 7/16 thick. Scott mentioned earlier that the pedal used to be located nearer to the center on the Power Station etc. version of the casters but the ones I received seem to be identical to Mark casters. (Which, I know, are not all the same.) The pedals are roughly 2-5/8" from the cam, measured center to center. These were a steal at $46.XX in the last overstock sale. Came at a great time for me, I had a Power Station without casters in pieces from being painted.

- David

Thank you.

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/oWc4c5XDsg4

This week's mid-week episode of "STUMPED? Q&A" addresses the Questions, Comments and Cheap Shots from the weekend video "Easy, Accurate Mortise & Tenon Joint and a Mini Jointer with the Shopsmith Joint-Matic". If you missed it, catch it here: https://youtu.be/0LXnETD8kHo

The Joint-Matic was a stand-alone router-based tool that was produced by Shopsmith in the '90s. For more information and to see other functions, be sure to check out the introductory video here: https://youtu.be/hnGVQXQrMaA

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/yrD2NXpE7rg

This video is by no means an exhaustive review of either of these separators but is a real shop experience with both the American-made Dustopper™ and the Bauer™ 2052-BDS Cyclone Dust Separator Kit from Harbor Freight. I look forward to your Questions, Comments, and Cheap shots and we'll address them in the mid-week follow-up video.

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/REbdnrycCdU

No, they aren't, and don't call me Shirley! This is the "Mid-Week" follow-up to the weekend video on the Dustopper™ vs Bauer™ Dust Cyclone.

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/8CsJQZFXPoo

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This video is a much-requested follow-up of my previous video, which you can view here: https://youtu.be/yrD2NXpE7rg

This is by no means an exhaustive review but is my real shop experience with the new Bauer™ 2052-BDS Cyclone Dust Separator Kit from Harbor Freight. I look forward to your Questions, Comments, and Cheap shots and we'll address them in the mid-week follow-up video.

According to Harbor Freight's listing, the BAUER™ Cyclone Dust Separator Kit for 5 Gallon Buckets attaches to your shop vac to separate heavier debris and particles before they can clog your vacuum's filter. The BAUER™ dust separator uses the same cyclone technology as industrial dust collectors and high-end vacuum cleaners to improve vacuum efficiency, prevent clogging, extend filter life.

Eliminates suction-robbing clogs by separating 99% of dust and debris

Increases the lifespan of vacuum filters

Compatible with most wet/dry vacuum hoses

Suitable for wet and dry cleanups

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/RljxeWAPdP4

This is the "Mid-Week" follow-up to the weekend "2nd Take" video Bauer™ Dust Cyclone.

If you missed that video, catch it here: https://youtu.be/8CsJQZFXPoo

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/LDj_o2OMCCU

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edma194

Have to find time to watch the whole interview with Roy Underhill. I love The Woodwright's Shop and Roy is just fantastic, and the history of tools fascinates me. I wish he had better impressions of his father's Shopsmith and didn't only remember a dumb statement in an old informercial. Of course he's right about that statement. Real 90s informercial-ly type of statement that I'm sure they all regret now.

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

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🎬 Here's the old Shopsmith infomercial we referenced: https://youtu.be/TsxE74mRXts

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

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When Doug Reid and I met last week to record this past weekend's video we chatted for an hour and a half so some fun parts of the conversation wound up on the cutting room floor. This outtake was one of my favorites, so here it is after all!

Here's the link to the final version of the video: https://youtu.be/-pFWmXpoBuI

Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

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Chad

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/f6wSnVCTFRQ

Routing beautiful raised panels for doors or wainscoting can be intimidating with high HP routers and large diameter bits. And the cost of those large diameter bits can also give you pause, which is why "vertical" raised panel router bits were introduced. They can be powered by lower HP, non-variable speed router motors, but now they introduce challenges brought on by having to guide the wood through the router table on edge. Using a horizontal router table, like my old Shopsmith Joint-Matic can be the perfect companion to these bits.

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My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/f6wSnVCTFRQ

Routing beautiful raised panels for doors or wainscoting can be intimidating with high HP routers and large diameter bits. And the cost of those large diameter bits can also give you pause, which is why "vertical" raised panel router bits were introduced. They can be powered by lower HP, non-variable speed router motors, but now they introduce challenges brought on by having to guide the wood through the router table on edge. Using a horizontal router table, like my old Shopsmith Joint-Matic can be the perfect companion to these bits.

Wonder how much CFM is being blocked by the extra table etc.

A DC might work better than that vac!

thedovetailjoint

JPG wrote
Wonder how much CFM is being blocked by the extra table etc.

A DC might work better than that vac!

I think that’s a good point about the auxiliary table possibly causing some constriction. Since all of the air being collected has to pass through either the hole in the slide or around the openings in the base on the back, the path of least resistance is probably the base. I think I need to tape those openings shut and try again. It really is a tight fit on the front with these anti-kickback bits. And yes, I’m sure that a DC3000 or most any dust collector would be an improvement. Scott

JPG

I think tapering the open slot to the same dimension as the jointmatic base hole at the bottom would help. Enough? Only the shadow knows.

All the air flow MUST come from that path since the top is obstructed by the workpiece.(IIRC)

P.S. the very small area of the 'tunnel' is restricting. Maybe making it 'deeper' (if even possible).

edma194

So he makes an auxiliary table so he can use a miter gauge and then doesn't use a miter gauge. Then the sharp edges of the auxiliary table where it was cut for the miter track leaves score marks on the wood. Isn't just as easy to not make the auxiliary table, not use a miter gauge, and then make the score marks with a knife? :p ;)

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