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So I went from never knowing what a shopsmith was 2 months ago to now today purchasing my second shopsmith mark v 510 I blame Doug Reid lol just kidding Doug. But originally I was looking for a lathe and came across a 1 owner shopsmith so I did some research and the first thing to pop up was some of...

beeg wrote:Try evaporust, then Johnsons paste wax.

When you use the paste wax do you put it on and leave it on on do you buff it off like you would on wood furniture

I'm actually picking it up this weekend and from the pictures it's hard to tell how bad it is from what I can see it only looks like a small amount on the tubes behind the headstock. I sprayed mine with the wd40 dry lube it worked great for about a day lol gonna give the paste wax a shot this weekend.

beeg wrote:Try evaporust, then Johnsons paste wax.

Ok great thank you

I am buying my second mark v 510 just for the bandsaw. Now I want to refurbish the the whole unit to resell it, it has some rust on the way tubes how do some of you guys get rust off and keep it from coming back I live in Florida and unfortunately the humidity can rust anything even the newest stuff...

Thanks guys I'm gonna give that a try

If you are going to continue using the bolt, I suggest you grind a ball(rounded) shape on the end(especially if you intend to continue using a wrench to tighten). The shaft has three cup shaped recesses that receive the end of the handle/bolt. A 'normal' shaped bolt will scar the cups if excessive ...

What do some of you guys use to sand the bottom of a deep bowl without losing fingers it's about 5 inches deep and about 2 inches wide at the bottom.
Thanks

Well it was a combo of all lol it was bent when I bought the shopsmith.i just used a 6 inch carriage bolt and grinded the tip round it seems easier to use than the original since that one could only be hand tightened and was always coming loose. Now I just use a wrench to make it just a little more ...

Never mind luckily I had a junk drawer with some 3/8th x 6" carriage bolts lol