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I had an extra main table so I machined out some of it and installed my router into it. I never thought of using my floating table. When you use these tables you must have tables all at exactly the same plane or wood catches in the difference when you rout.

Yeah, the degree of inter ...

Well... I've had to make some hard decisions lately. After some additional recent tool acquisitions, followed by a change of address, I find myself at a sad conclusion.

...I need to sell all my SS stuff...

Maybe one day, I'll have space to get back into having a couple different tools, but as a ...

Coming soon: The cliffhanger (and why this is relevant to this board)! Will the Robland un-seat the modified SS 520 as my shop's multi-tool? Tune in ... whenever I get through all this freakin' rust!

Step 3: Begin what I assume will be a multi-week process of cleanup. Hope for the best, and that the results are indeed the fully working machine I hope for!

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Step 2: Try to not be steam-rolled to death by the solid iron while wheeling into garage. Place Robland close enough to ShopSmith to induce mutual jealousy.

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Step 1: Jump on a risky but potentially great opportunity posted to CraigsList.


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damagi wrote:I would be much more interested in a shelix cutterhead as opposed to different blades.

Not sure what the pricing would look like, but I too would seriously consider a Shelix head if it became available.

The Incra "Shopsmith TS-LS" attaches with 2 bolts to an auxiliary or Extension table, no other points or hardware on the SS, and installs - deinstalls in about one to two minutes, aligned and ready to go!

(or, on the Ext. table, simply slide the bar back home then drop the Ext. table- Incra and ...

I am envious of the Incra fence. I have an older and much smaller version that I use in the same way except I hardly ever use it with the drill press. I'll have to think about that and try it.


I always considered them out of my price range, until I saw the Twin Linear auction. At a bit over a ...

All that may seem ridiculous, but honestly, that kind of reliable, repeatable precision can open up some cool options. It can also be just-plain-convenient sometimes. Here's an odd example.

The whole fence system locks in regular increments of 1/32". It also can be micro-adjusted for hair-nudges ...