Shopsmith Forums

I have almost completed a 3d model of the machine in Rhino, just in case anyone is interested. This guy engineered it well. https://picasaweb.google.com/MARK.CBS/M ... 2997402562

$48 + shipping for the gears if anyone is interested. I hope I'm not breaking any rules here.

Thanks for the info on the screw size, sevassusej. But, the index wheel determines where the spirals start on the turning in relation to one another. The gear ratio determines the distance between spirals. The part that didn't compute for me was that if the 1:8 ratio results in a spiral spacing of ...

Could you adjust the cable, somehow, or were you stuck with a fixed amount of turns per length of the leg?

It is 1"-5 The spacing of the spirals is determined by the index wheel, not the gearing. The gears determine how far down the leg the router travels per each revolution.

Go to shopnotes.com and there is a link called "online extras" all the gears are there in pdf format. The acme rod is only $33 at mcmaster carr.

Hello all, I just joined the forum. I know this isn’t the place for introductions, but I saw the chat going on about the “router milling machine” and thought I’d bring something to the table. I was walking through Lowe’s recently, and saw the picture of the machine on the cover of Shopnotes, and dec...