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Thank you, Ron! That's exactly what I needed to know.
My best,
-Bill

Hi All,

I'm fairly new to turning and have a set of older Shopsmith lathe chisels, labeled with part numbers 555026 through 555030. I'm familiar with using spindle gouges, but am wanting to start turning bowls and understand that you need a bowl gouge for the end grain. Can either the 1" or 3/8 ...

This is the 10ER that I inherited from my dad. I used it while growing up and have learned a lot more about it (and Shopsmith in general) from reading these forums and getting it back to working order.

It’s not an all-out restoration but more a matter of cleaning things up, and replacing damaged ...

The A-34 Jig Saw made for the Shopsmith Model 10E and 10ER uses the common straight end 5" Jig Saw/Scroll Saw Blades. It can also use single ended Sabre Saw Blades and do so without the Upper Arm attached. Due to the design of Jig Saws extreme care must be used when working with fine blades. They ...

Hello all,

I’m having a devil of a time finding jigsaw blades for my A-34. I have some scroll saw blades but need jigsaw blades now. My understanding is that they should be 5-inch U-shank blades. Is that correct?

Would these be a good choice?

Bosch U345XF 5-Piece 5 in. 5-10P TPI Progressor for ...

Wow, I never saw some of those tools before. I do have a universal arbor and have used it along with a wire wheel and the tool rest, so it makes sense that a grinding wheel would work that way as well. My only concern there is not having any guard. Ideally I’ll be able to find a sharpening guide ...

Thank you Russ for this great information. I do have an eBay search saved for a chisel sharpening guide (the one you referenced being made for the Mark series and the 12” sanding disk). I will look into the grinding wheel set for the spindle. That would be preferable than using one with no guard. I ...

Thank you Ed for pointing me to this. There’s good information in that post.

Hi folks,

I’m restoring my dad’s 10ER to working condition. I have the disc sander, drum sander, and a couple of grinding wheels. I have never turned anything, so in preparation I want to make sure I’m prepared for sharpening my lathe chisels. I’ve seen videos and mentions of the chisel sharpening ...

HopefulSSer wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 8:12 am JB Weld won't do it, heat is the key

Thank you, HopefulSSer.