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I saw a sanding disc with sandpaper on both sides of the disk on Ebay. Has anyone ever done this? I guess if you had the disc in the slot of your table you could sand a slot in a piece of wood or something like that.

MBCABINETMAKER, i also like the clamp conversion to use in the workbench 3/4" holes. Have you ever used traditional hold-downs and how does your Kreg conversion compare? I've never used either. I like the use of the leftover boltheads as dogs too. What is the best bit to drill 3/4" holes i...

What about T-slot tracks for hold down clamps? Some people buy a special router bit that cuts a t-slot into your top so that you have a t-slot made of wood. I don't know how strong that would be. I think you can glue the metal ones in a slot. Rockler and Inca make versions. I'm sure homemade ones ar...

No input on design as i'd like to build one also. I was wondering how thick the top would have to be to use dogs and hold down clamps. I guess you could put some holes for dogs and some for hold downs. One big question seems to be square or round dogs.

I have one of these little planers that came with my Shopsmith. Was this tool sold with Shopsmiths? I see that guitar makers use them alot. I just wondered how useful it would be on a larger board vs using a router and sled for planing. I used it just to test it and it works really good. Stew-Mac se...

Thanks for the custom belt link. This might be better to do on a regular band saw. Do they have crowned wheels? At least with a long belt it would last longer but if you tore it you would have just wasted a long belt.

Anyone ever put a sanding belt on a bandsaw? You have to remove the guides. Here is a company that sells them. Of course they don't sell a 72" belt. I read where someone made belts out of a roll of sanding cloth and JB Weld.
http://www.carterproducts.com/product.a ... &cat_id=81

I did remove it resting it on 2x4's although i whacked it with a rawhide hammer. I did think about putting something in the hole as i figured that must be what it's for. I did put JPW on it before starting this thread so i'll make sure it's all removed and clean. I'll start removing it and storing i...

I had a difficult time removing the dead center morse taper from the tailstock. It had not been in the tailstock more than a week. Should they be lubricated?

I posted earlier about motor arbors having two set screws. I work in HVAC and most motor pulleys or sheaves use key ways or at least a flat spot on the shaft to secure them to the shaft. The Shopsmith system uses a single set screw on a flat spot to secure coupler hubs, saw blades, and other attachm...