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If you wonder why these are so dangerous, watch this starting at 1:50. :eek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXVVwC2a3Yw or how about this one ? https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/4557177353.html It isn't the saw that's dangerous. It's the careless/unskilled operator. Kinda like the guy that was ...

One and a half.
A 500, I bought new in 1973. And a greenie shorty, I bought a few years ago.

beeg wrote:Use another hose clamp on the other end, with the screw part staggered from the other one.

At high speeds (jointer), that would cause a dynamic inbalance, with the ends out of balance 180 degrees from each other.
The unbalance would increase, rather cancel

I've always had a RAS in my shop. My Dad had a Dewalt 12" when I was a kid, and I used it a lot. Back in the 70's, I was in the Navy on Shore duty I bought a Craftsman 9". That was all I could afford. Shortly after I got my shopsmith. They complimented each other. When it got time to go ba...

I live in Seminole, in Pinellas County. I have a 1973 MKV 500, that I bought new. A 1956 greenie converted to a minnie, 11" band saw, 6" belt sander, and 4" Jointer. Other regular tools, 10" Jet contractors saw, Jet 6" jointer, Jet 14" band saw with 6" riser, that'...

I have the same planer. I use "Planer pals" I done three or four blade changes over the years. They work a thousand times better then the jig provided by delta. A guy has them on the "Bay" for twenty bucks/free shipping (not me). http://cgi.ebay.com/W1226-MINI-PLANER-PALS-GAUGE-1...

Back in the seventies, when I bought my Shopsmith, it didn’t come with a guard. But back then I was young, and immortal. I ran it that way for almost ten years. After I retired from the Navy, and moved to Florida, I had someone that I worked with loose a couple of fingers on his home shop table saw....

I've used this: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/SPRAYO ... Pid=search
From WW Grainger

My MK V was purchased new in 1973, when Shopsmith returned to business. Mine has the slot in the table. It was probably leftover stock from the previous ownership. From what I've read the earlier SS had a 9" blade. This makes sense due to the slots smaller size. I've never used the slot. I have...

bought your jointer's twin brother a couple years ago. I used a 2" abrasive scotch bright type pad with a pneumatic angle grinder. I moistened the surface with Kroil. Here's a couple of photo's as in the Craigs list, and after cleaning and painting [ATTACH]12220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]12221[/ATTACH]I