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Sounds like the Stuart Batty 40/40 grind. Very popular grind but hard to do with a jig.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... 0+40+grind

Mike

New machines come with this tag:

viewtopic.php?t=19609&start=10

Mike

I have GFCI outlets in my garage. Neither the standard headstock nor the PowerPro tripped the GFCI, but I have a variable speed lathe that did. I switched the outlet to a hospital grade GFCI and that solved the problem.

Mike

Can someone point me to instructions on aligning the 520 table system? Oh, and I have one of those aluminum alignment tools...I just have no idea what to do with it. There is a lot of helpful information on the shopsmith.com website - click on the Support tab and select Online Manuals. https://www....

My guess is that the circular mark was made by a lathe cup turning center.

Mike

The Mark V Alignment & Maintenance manual is also available to download:

https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/man ... manual.pdf

Mike

Here are a couple of sources for high quality turning tools without handles: https://thompsonlathetools.com https://oneway.ca/products-category/turning-tools-handles/Mastercut%20Turning%20Tools Don't know where you are, but you may be able to find the Oneway gouges at a woodworking store that sells ...

Here's quite a thread on the spacer rings:

viewtopic.php?p=68229#p68229

Mike

Try Rick Herrell, he makes posts and rests, mostly for pen turners, but he'll make you a 12" rest and already makes a post for the Shopsmith.

https://www.penturners.org/threads/cust ... ies.92501/

Hope this helps,

Mike

You are correct, I on the speed dial is supposed to be about 1750 rpm. Beall Tool has many videos on buffing on YouTube or through the Beall website. At about the 1:30 mark in this video, he says not to use very much carnauba wax, or it will leave smears and streaks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...