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Here a few pictures of my Shopsmith setup. It is a 510 that got upgraded to a 520 from the mid 80s.
- All bearings are replaced
- All belts replaced
- Motor cleaned and power wires new insulated (of course - new bearings)
- Bolts replaced with black hex bolts
- Quill upgraded to one piece, dual ...

There are picture in the beginning of the thread. The surface had a few deeper grooves over the entire length. Looks like someone tried to run a board through with a nail in it. I could have tried to buff it out, but 1mm deep can be still an issue. And because I'm already deep into replacing all ...

I finally finished this task. I used the 77 glue. Tacky enough and still easy to position. I did 3d print a press due to bend the aluminum sheet. It looks okay. But I have the feeling the aluminum table itself is not 100% even. But it’s minimal and I don’t think it will hinder me to create plane ...

It was glue...

Hi,

which type of glue would be the best to glue a new piece of stainless steel on the aluminum casting bed from the planer?

thanks in advance

Clemens

AllenH wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2024 2:20 pm Question, was the engraving on these items ever painted red?

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just as inspiration... I created by accident a really vintage looking colour scheme:

as promised, my solution for the jointer, not much to say, a story in pictures:
(except, that is a prototype print, neither color nor quality are final)

Here it is:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6756312

While I was disassembling my bandsaw, I played with the cast iron table that came with it. The Shopsmith Miter Gauge slides in, as long as I remove the washer for the T-Nut on the rest of the tables. Has anyone ever tried to mill a T-nut into the cast iron bandsaw table? Are there obvious reasons ...

That is amazing, I gonna use it for sure!