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I use a "Sorby" sanding disc, I got from woodcraft.
I use it with a Harbor Freight pnuematic angle grinder.
I,ve gotten great results with it.
http://www.woodcraft.com/catalog/produc ... rodid=9296

Add my vote for Kroil. It's also great for cleaning guns.

The curved part faces down. On my regular 500, the curved part faces up.
Facing down makes it a pain to use for me.

Yesterday we drove down to Ft Myers, and picked up a "Greenie mini", with an extension table.. I believe the power head is a 1956. It's in pretty good shape. Original 3/4HP motor, and "gilmor belt". It runs up and down smoothly, and it's not noisy. The guy I bought from said the ...

Ricky,
Here's a link to the chapter in "PTWFE" on "OPR's".
http://www.shopsmith.com/academy/routing2/index.htm
This should help you.
Jim

I second the Wax. I've used "Johnsons Paste Wax" on tool tables, probably for over forty years.

I painted my jointer with Rustoleum "textured" I think the finish came out pretty good. So far it appears to be pretty durable. I prepped the old finish by sanding it with a scotch brite abrasive pad. I wiped all the surfaces down with a acetone soaked rag prior to painting. The rough text...

What method/materials did you use for cleaning the fence and top? How did you make sure sure these were true? I have a jointer is similar condition as your starting point. I used a 2" twist lock "scotch brite" abrasive pad with a pneumatic angle grinder. I got everything at Harbor Fr...

This morning, I got everything back together. The only causality was a blister on my little finger, when I was trying to align the height of the offset tubes for the drive hub. I used silicon lube for the depth adjustment screw, and in-feed table supports. I aligned and squared everything. and final...

I use LPS Force-842 Dry Moly Lubricant from http://www.chemical-supermarket.com/product.php?productid=148 in place of any graphite type lube/grease on the Shopsmith equipment. I find it leaves a nice dark metalic finish on metal parts like arbors, knives, quill feed pinion gear, quadrant, etc. and ...