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Thank you mine is the one in the middle on the left side

Well I have already replaced way tubes with stainless 6 foot solid stainless to beef it up it only cost me 100$ at my local pipe supply to beef it up and add some weight to it so I think it should hold up but not a bad idea for softer locks I’m just thinking long term hassle free I tried to mill a ...

Hey I pulled the wedge locks out like you suggested and just looking at them yep that’s the issue there chewed up a good bit nothing I can’t remachine out of stainless at work I appreciate the tip

Those look great and thank you for the information it helps spot! I’m hoping to get a lot better at this craft and to rebuild this ss and eventually teach my son and hand it down when the time comes so any help is greatly appreciated in how to properly do these and I’m surprised how many ...

Well I’m referring to polishing as in sanding down with fine grit till it’s shiny chrome looking than coating with way lube oil well I was till I got a reply on this now I gotta find this wax stuff

Thank you all for the information I appreciate it very much I plan on doing a full teardow and sand blast and either ceramic coat or powder coat the whole thing I really appreciate all the links! I was worried I was talking to one guy and I work in a full blown machine shop it has pretty much every ...

Ok I’m new to shopsmith I’m 29 for anyone wondering my name is abbreviated I’m a silican carbide machinist on 2/3/4 axis lol now I bought it for lathe operation it’s a er10 I bought it from under a tarp from a carny he took as collateral for a loan that defaulted lol so some pieces are there some ...