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by RonKlein
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Dragged out a shopsmith
Replies: 32
Views: 1111

Re: Dragged out a shopsmith

I would be cautious about recommending paste floor wax. Many now have abrasives added for a non-slip finish, and this is not what you want to use on your Shopsmith.
by RonKlein
Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:59 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: New owner, chuck question
Replies: 4
Views: 472

Re: New owner, chuck question

Nomadic,
If you need a copy of the manual for that chuck, PM me with your email address, and I will send it to you.
Ron
by RonKlein
Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:23 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Turning Game Calls
Replies: 9
Views: 2006

Re: Turning Game Calls

You may want to take a look at https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/Videos. Scroll through the instructional videos. Near the bottom , there is a video on turning duck calls. Ron
by RonKlein
Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:40 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: jointmatic repair and reassembly
Replies: 15
Views: 1716

Re: jointmatic repair and reassembly

JPG That doesn't look too bad and is an easy fix. I had similar cracks in mine. Remove the hardware in the area of the cracks. Clamp the cracks tightly, and add a drop or two of thin cyanoacrylate glue. It needs to be the thin type, like water. I let mine sit overnight before removing the clamps, an...
by RonKlein
Sun May 29, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Electric Speed Control
Replies: 22
Views: 4285

Re: Electric Speed Control

Did you read the note in the description? NOTE: Will not work with soft start or variable speed routers. Will not work with "AC capacitor start induction" type motors.
by RonKlein
Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: 520 RAIL THUMBSCREW SIZE?
Replies: 13
Views: 1238

Re: 520 RAIL THUMBSCREW SIZE?

On my jointmatic, the knob threads into a brass insert molded into the slide. The gib is just a flat piece of steel, about 1/16 x 11/32 x ?. I would need to disassemble it to see how long the gib is, but it is at least 1/8" from the top of the slot. I don't think the size is critical, just some...
by RonKlein
Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Foot activated ON/OFF switch - Good idea or safety hazard?
Replies: 19
Views: 3374

Re: Foot activated ON/OFF switch - Good idea or safety hazard?

If this is the foot switch that Shopsmith sold, I believe that was intended to turn on the shop vac (dust collector). It is not heavy duty enough to operate the Mark V.
by RonKlein
Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:08 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Friday night "What is it?"
Replies: 12
Views: 2485

Re: Friday night "What is it?"

Grain thief?"\
by RonKlein
Sun May 23, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: DC3300 suction power?
Replies: 9
Views: 2396

Re: DC3300 suction power?

A dust collector is not a vacuum, and does not work by suction power. It works by moving large volumes of air (cfm). Your DC3300 is probably OK. You should look for anything that might reduce the air flow, if you are having problems.