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rmoore wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:52 pm I have a speed reducer for sale. Will have to figure out what is a reasonable price.
Richard

Do you still have it or did you sell it already? Either way, thanks..

They do that on purpose so you can't figure anything out and have to use their extremely overpriced services and parts. Hell, ive had shopsmith reps straight up boldface lie to me in this very forum about a few things just so id buy some overpriced thing that I needed. Don't get me wrong cause I lov...

Can someone measure the tool rest post and shoot the measurements to me for the total length, how far down the countersink is, how wide the countersink is, and how far down the threads start please? I don't have one so im just going to make one and thread it myself. Thanks, all.. Why not just obtai...

Since the last PHPbbs upgrade, you can just drag and drop the photo onto the message, which downloads it, then put the cursor where you want it in the message and then click the "Place inline" button. Easy Peasy. :) Hey! thanks for that, ive been on my phone and its hard to see it all at ...

The Shopsmith mk5 500 tool rest post is threaded, it doesn't have concentric rings at all. Its 1-1/4 8tpi thread. The table legs like in that one picture above is splined on one side to mimic the action of threads so it can move it up or down. But I assure you, the original factory SS mk5 500 tool ...

I would not want to guess how many versions of this part there have been in the 60+ years the system has been in production. Two minimum, but probably more. IMO, the rack type is better than the spiral type because 1) it locks to the carriage better, and 2) if it is not locked solidly to the carria...

I would not want to guess how many versions of this part there have been in the 60+ years the system has been in production. Two minimum, but probably more. IMO, the rack type is better than the spiral type because 1) it locks to the carriage better, and 2) if it is not locked solidly to the carria...

reible wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:47 pm Here are a few pictures:

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Ed

Awesome, thanks a lot for that!! I had figured out a way to measure one already anyway, but for real thank you very much for that nonetheless .

Shopsmith owns this site and provides it free of charge to us that chose to use it. They are in the business of selling things and as such they do not provide drawings or dimensions of things. You simply have to go to there site and support them rather then just doing it all on your own and not pro...

Can someone measure the tool rest post and shoot the measurements to me for the total length, how far down the countersink is, how wide the countersink is, and how far down the threads start please? I don't have one so im just going to make one and thread it myself. Thanks, all..