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Hi, You sure should be able to use your sanding drum at only 20 years old, mine is going to be 31 this summer and going strong. You can take the bolt out and the ends come off the rubber drum. If that is not enough to slip it off let it soak in some warm soapy water until either the sand paper comes...

I have done both the 500 and 510 to 520 and the difference is in what parts you get. For the 500 you need a new table and extension/floating tables, new saw blade arbors, new hub for the disk sander and of course the tubes and associated parts, and dust collection parts for the saw along with the ta...

This issue is one I have been thinking about for the last while so I would like to here a lot of people saying what they do........ The major issue I have is with the stream of wood coming off the chisel, up your arm and covering your arm and the near by parts of you as well as the floor. Thus far I...

In this subject of flattening stock - let's not forget the Hand Plane! Many times the use of this relatively simple tool is faster and just as easy to use as any power tools! Yes!, hand planes are old fashoned. They have literally been the tool of choice for quality craftsmen for centuries. Also, a...

Hey Ed I think you will find the stop collar will work the same way in the drill press mode.... micro moving the table with fence attached........ right? Do you have one of the old incra jig shopsmith once carried... gray plastic thing? If so me too. They must date back to the late 80's or early 90'...

I was just out searching to see if anyone had ever reviewed the shopsmith dust collector against any other system. I gave up after a while...... so has anyone seen such a review?? The next question is... are any of you using a seperator between the tool and collector? On my non-shopsmith system I ha...

If you are still looking for more reviews check this one out:

http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/shopsmith.htm

Ed

Post like this might be one of the things holding back sales???

http://www.epinions.com/content_145549135492

Ed

Good work Ed,

Yes that is one I remember seeing before. I remember a couple of other designs as well... maybe they are somewhere else.

Thanks,

Ed