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Thanks for all of your responses. I do have the 510. David, you are correct that the DVD is directly from the Sawdust Sessions. So, I did use the dollar bill trick. I have lubricated both trunnions with graphite. So now the drag is minimal. Thanks again for these responses. If you lubricated the tr...

Hello everyone. I’ve not posted here, or if I have, don’t remember and its definitely been a while. As I’ve now retired and begun restarting my Shopsmith use I installed the upgraded casters. It came with the metal bar used for proper placing of the new holes in the legs. Being particularly careful...

I get a thread entitled: "Interest in making a Longworth alighing chuck" initiated by reible

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I can't say with any certainty at all just how long it has been without being run so it is quite likely that the belts took a set. I turned it on and ran it up and down a few times. I think I could hear the noise level reducing. However, with my hearing aids, no matter where I have them set some fre...

I have had and used a Power Station for years but have not used mine for a couple years now (since I moved). Yesterday I set out to clean and lubricate all of the shop equipment that has been setting idle. First candidate was the Power Station. I was shocked at how noisy mine is. Did I just forget? ...

After a week in the shop (using the metal rule on the main table) I have concluded that the metal rule is as secure with this new magnetic tape as it ever was. Very satisfied.

Chasboy1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:14 am I just bought a SS bandsaw. Should I just buy a new power coupler from the mother ship or do some searching? thanks!

I would but you could also try ebay or the Shopsmith site on FB. Wherever - buy one or two extra.

With access to this forum why do you have unanswered questions.



Ask and I would almost guarantee that answers will abound.

How did this work out? Some of the reviews have negative comments about the magnetic strength, but I'm sure this depends on your application. - David It is a bit soon to provide an acceptability report simply because I have not used the ruler since I installed it BUT the magnetic strip seems to be ...

This might me of interest to some of you. https://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Magnetic-Tape-Adhesive-Refrigerator/dp/B07PTSW1M9/ref=asc_df_B07PTSW1M9?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80333123589178&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid...