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Best Wood Tools. at bestwoodtools.com I've been extremely pleased with the items I have purchased from them.

I will probably come up with a way to mount the Veritas tool rest this fall but really don't have to as the tool rest for the lathe works well. Should be a snap. Take the clamp idea from a speed reducer/increaser, some plate aluminum, block for height and off to the races. The larger "tool room...

While I'm certain that someone will find all sorts or safety issues with this approach it is another example of the versatility our Shopsmith machines have. The pink wheel is a 7" diameter by 1/4" wide tool room grinding wheel and the white is a 6" Norton. Both are on Dado/Molder arbo...

If you are worried about the condition of your bench top you might want to spend some time looking at well worn examples of bench tops, try the Benchcrafted.com blog. I seriously doubt that setting your plane down on the sole is going to hurt the bench or plane. As a subscriber to Paul Sellers "...

Careful he is Kama'aina

Careful, the person discussed has already been elected the as the next president. I don't care what party affiliation you are please, run a Leader, not a hypocrite, I'll vote for them. Otherwise I'm not going to vote. It is a waste of time. Count the ballot until you get the result you want.

Coupler has a set screw on it. Rotate the shaft till the set screw is visible/accessible in the slot at the bottom of the long casting. Pops right off. Complete details are included within the speed reducer instructions. The manual part number 845254 is $3.99.

It is used to hold the small plastic wrench that is used to adjust the pin plate knob. Don't remember where I saw the shot whether in one of the videos of the iBox or just where. I have mine on one of the rear blade guard screws.

I have a slightly used speed increaser that I no longer need now that I have a Power Pro headstock. PM me if interested

Might want to check out Best Wood Tools. They carry lots of different tool rests, drive centers, MT adapters and oh by the way their "Shopsmith" precision spindle Adapter is rock solid. I've had mine for a month now along with my Easy Wood Tools "Easy Chuck" Absolutely air tight....