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Yeah, the give a template aligning the old holes and drilling the new ones. The template is perfect for getting the new holes to align, but the wheels seem to come out a little shorter. Maybe 4 in casters would help.

I got the new 3 inch casters from shopsmith today and the move the machine around fine. I did notice however that the template they provided doesn't quite get it off the ground on the first stop and it is only about a quoarter inch of the ground in the next position. That is fine for me with a relat...

dlbristol wrote:Just curious, what is the reason for doing this?

I saw a grill scraper made of oak at the fair the other day. It was sharpened to a nice edge of the board and then the this edge was run over a hot grill to make the grooves to do the cleaning. Works pretty slick.

I'm trying to figure out an easy way of cutting a knife edge on the end of a board, getting down to a sharp edge at the end. The steeper the angle the better. Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks for the info on the pet bed plan. It is ordered and hopefully on its way.

Al

Hi Folks, Shopsmith has listed on their website instructions for a pet bed. It is a nice looking one and I ordered it but it has been on back order for over 6 weeks. I don't know if they ever will get any more. My question is is there anyone out there who may havel the plans sitting around the shop ...

I recently upgraded from a Mark 5 to the Mark 7, with PowerPro headstock. As part of the upgrade I changed the headrests from the single pivot to the double pivots. I now have the parts left from the upgrade. They are posted on EBay if folks want to look at them.

al

I recently bit the bullet and purchased a powerpro unit. (It is great) but it leaves me with a very nice motor from the "old" machine. Does anyone have any great ideas what I could use it for?

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks
al