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Has anyone been able to use the spiral scroll saw blades in the jigsaw? I was trying to cut some inside curves and they were too tight for my bandsaw so I got a pack of spiral blades and tried the jigsaw. No success yet. I've got ...

I took some pictures before I started adjusting. Didn't think to take after shots but like I said above it does work a little bit better.

Looks more solid that the black pipe arm on the newer models. The mounting will be interesting though. C clamps to one of the extension tables might work. The coupler mentioned is probably in with the stuff you got with your new system. It's about five inched long and has hubs at both ends to ...

Finally got a chance to pull the head back off. Each casting bore looked different. Only one was smooth. One had deep scoring, and the other two were in between. After a light 'honing' with a drum sander it almost slides on the tubes. Not sure where it's still binding at but it's almost usable now ...

Looks like I need to pull the head back off and check the bores on the casting. I made sure to measure the tubes before I ordered as I'd seen something about different size tubes over the year. I do have the 1.75" tubes.
When I pulled the tie bar and old head I did notice that the set screws in the ...

Has anyone gone the new PowerPro head route? I went to put mine in yesterday, and first the lower (jointer) shaft was pushed in during shipping. Called Shopsmith and Dave walked through how to get it back where it belongs. Unfortunately it was after they closed that I finally got the head on the ...