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When I got my new to me Shopsmith Model 500 I found the information in the threads started by JPG, mickyd, and everettdavis in the maintenance and repair section of the forum to be a virtual goldmine of information. The hours spent by these forum members and other like dusty, chapmanruss and so many...

Tom at WoodshopNerdery has a short video about the jointer guard. You can see how the old style guard is supposed to function as well as what it looks like with a failing tension spring. He also discuses the new guard and walks you through the upgrade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S69Wb6is14 For...

The power station is a nice add on.

The jigsaw is no longer supported by Shopsmith.
Scott at mygrowthrings has a video showing how it works. If you do end up purchasing it, make sure it has oil in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPp5AhCU3t0

First photo is the worktable for the belt sander.

Here are a couple of videos that might help: Jacob Anderson gives a good over view on how the lock functions and some of the problems one might encounter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YJ88k2F54Y Scott Markwood offers some additional insights on the locking mechanism, what can cause it to stick an...

Tom from Woodshop Nerdery posted a video on YouTube where he used tool box drawer liner as a pad replacement.
In addition to replacing the pads he added a “ heel” to one of his pushblocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AceTAfItf48

I looked at both epoxy flooring and vinyl tiles for my garage floor. In the end I chose to go with the vinyl tile option. As has been mentioned, when done “properly”, installation of epoxy flooring can take several days. I wasn’t to thrilled at the thought of leaving all of my tools outside while wa...

For those interested, Jacob Anderson made his Bandsaw Repair video available on YouTube. He does a good job going over the complete tear down and rebuild of a Shopsmith bandsaw. Years ago this DVD was only available for purchase. After he retired he generously made the videos available to the Shopsm...

All kinds of great information and answered in this thread

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For those interested, Scott from My Growth Rings has a video on the hollow chisel mortising system. He does a really good job explaining and demonstrating the use of this tool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89TwGU8U0Ss