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Yeah, sorry GGp's "tables" are part of an older jointer. His SS is so neglected/abused I don't hold out a lot of hope, but I'll check tonight. Plus, you know, his jointer is green and the SS I bought is grey so who knows if they're compatible :rolleyes: <--- That was sarcasm just in case n...

I did clean and wax, then buff the mating surfaces on the tables. It would appear there is a slight hump in each table :( about 2/3 of the way towards the blades on the infeed table. About 1/4 to 1/3 of the way towards the back on the outfeed table. Somewhere between 3 and 4 thousandths. Not really ...

RCplaneguy: I have tried pressing down on both/either tables throughout and the result is the same. Hey guys, Anyways, can anyone send me in the right direction of a manual, or tell me how to fix said problem. Thanks guys :) Zach ShopSmith can sell you a printed copy of the Jointer Manual. http://ww...

Hey guys, When I bought my SS a few months ago I went through it to clean/adjust it because it was needed. I installed new blades in the jointer and spent 2 glorious hours trying to set the damn blades with possibly the worst dial indicator and base ever made. :mad: In the end they are all within a ...

Hey guys, I finished the table with the Minwax Oil based Wipe-On Poly in Satin. I think it looks pretty good. Here are the pics.Thanks for all the advice.

Thanks guys! That sufficiently muddied the waters LOL. Just kidding, that will help quite a bit.

Hey guys, Thanks for all the help so far. My question is in regards to an older table my wife got from her grandma. Now that I am getting into woodworking I appreciate how difficult this likely was to make. I decided to refinish it for her about, wait for it, 7 years ago... I was younger and we live...

Couple of pics.

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumb ... =snapfish/

The one on the right is "custom." Not for actual use

Yeah I'm not sure it's official Shopsmith merch, but looks pretty similar. Also, about what angle are those pockets 15 degrees or so? Maybe mine should lean out a bit more to avoid jabbing my fingers on the blade above. Or is that what you're talking about?