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gleno wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 8:21 am My solution for dust falling out the bottom of the bandsaw is duck tape stuck one piece on the inside and one on the outside sticking to itself it works surprisingly well.

It doesn't look like you have a dust port attached. Does the bandsaw fill up with sawdust with the bottom sealed up?

How did you get the flat base of the port to seal across the ridge in the plastic bandsaw cover?

Correction: I may have to try this. My 2 1/2" port *isn't* doing much when I resaw.

I may have to try this. My 2 1/2" port is doing much when I resaw.

Is that a 4” flange? Must do a much better job of catching the sawdust that otherwise falls through the slot on the bottom of the bandsaw.

jpdalton wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:08 pm Inflation Hits Shopsmith!

Unfortunately, a spike in inflation in 1951 ...

Must have been the conflict in Korea.

Nice. How did you make the square through mortises for the handle ends? Large drill bit, then squared up with chisels?

I'm impressed that you were able to round up 10 Shopsmith owners for regular meetings in the Omaha area. I'm not sure we could do as well here in Dallas/Fort Worth. Were any of you affected by the recent tornados in the area?

Something to know about my Mark 7 with the Lift Assist is the bracket mounted to the Way Tubes is about 1/2" away from the Bench End to allow space to reach the Double Tilt End Lock Knob. If yours is tight against the Bench End the space between centers will be that 1/2" less. Without a L...

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:49 pm I'm guessing A and B equal about 7" leaving a 3" gap but I could be off some depending on the length of A.

Thanks Russ. Would a lift assist increase this gap?