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by Erik
Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:37 am
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Sell me on the SS jointer
Replies: 63
Views: 94994

Re: Sell me on the SS jointer

RF Guy, I routinely use a Thein sled for surface planing (https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=275317&hilit=Erik#p275317). Initially I stacked 2" OSB and 1" melamine together, but it works so well I have since dropped the OSB and simply use a 1" thick piece of melamine (5'x...
by Erik
Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: JessEm's Pow-R-Tek SR Router - ER20 collets and "special" cooling
Replies: 20
Views: 15781

Re: JessEm's Pow-R-Tek SR Router - ER20 collets and "special" cooling

Hi David, I own a Jessem Pow-R-Tek that looks very similar to the one in your post. I picked mine up in February of 2019 and have used it a lot over the past 4 years. I bought mine as part of a Jessem router table package and have been very happy with both the router and router table. I like the rou...
by Erik
Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: 10ER Lathe dust collection and leather skirt
Replies: 19
Views: 4082

Re: 10ER Lathe dust collection and leather skirt

RFGuy, Sorry about the delay in getting back to you ... I didn't see your comment until this morning. The dust collection box captures most of the chips, but they pile up in the bottom of the box rather than being evacuated by the DC. The chips are too heavy for a velocity of 1,000 FPM to deflect th...
by Erik
Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: 10ER Lathe dust collection and leather skirt
Replies: 19
Views: 4082

Re: 10ER Lathe dust collection and leather skirt

Hi Mike, Last year I built a dust-collection shroud for my 520 that works pretty well. You can see pictures and comments at https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=296512&hilit=erik+lathe#p296512. Essentially it is a 1-cubic-foot box mounted to the carriage and then attached to my DC which d...
by Erik
Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Why Shopsmith uses a 1 1/4” bore in their blades
Replies: 21
Views: 4225

Re: Why Shopsmith uses a 1 1/4” bore in their blades

Dusty, I have three non-Shopsmith 1 1/4" blades: two from Forrest (Woodworker II and Plywood) and one from Ridge Carbide (TS200 super rip). All three blades make glass-smooth cuts (the three workhorses are in the middle of the storage rack). I clean them at the end of each project and after a g...
by Erik
Wed May 10, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: shop built crosscut sled for ShopSmith
Replies: 20
Views: 7683

Re: shop built crosscut sled for ShopSmith

tfrayne, Sounds like you have a good plan for your sled. I was in my shop today and took some measurements of my sled: 24"x27" and 9 lbs. The kerf is not symmetric so that I have a little extra room on the right side (15" vs. 12"). I also put a 45 deg on the lower part of the rig...
by Erik
Fri May 05, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: shop built crosscut sled for ShopSmith
Replies: 20
Views: 7683

Re: shop built crosscut sled for ShopSmith

tfrayne, I built a sled using Nick Ferry's design about 5 years ago and am extremely happy with it. I followed his design and choice of materials exactly with one minor addition. The addition is a thin (1/4"), replaceable "shim" on the front of the fence that allows me to true the fen...
by Erik
Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Adding vacuum hose to upper saw blade cover
Replies: 23
Views: 3272

Re: Adding vacuum hose to upper saw blade cover

RFGuy and others, I've followed the Sharkguard discussion with interest because I have a Sharkguard and love it. As a couple of you have already mentioned, the Sharkguard probably works best with a 4" port connected to a DC. My setup pulls 735 CFM through the 4" Sharkguard and 292 CFM thro...
by Erik
Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:06 am
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Miters or cross bevels on long stock
Replies: 17
Views: 4041

Re: Miters or cross bevels on long stock

This might be a bit off topic and the easy way out, but several years ago when I was struggling with table saw miters I stumbled on a post by sehast where he mentioned that he had moved to "lapped miters" (https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=248758&hilit=infinitytools+lapped#p2...