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Be VERY CAREFUL of that spinning hose clamp.:eek: I totally agree. Be very careful. When I was de-rusting/polishing the tubes on my shopsmith, a year ago, I used a clamp like yours and was not paying close enough attention to my hands and the screw head hit one of my fingers. Damaged a nerve and th...

Good thing they didn't run the article by Norm.

Do you know someone with a hydraulic press? Couldn't you just press out the shaft?

Thanks for sharing that information. Something like that would work out well for a project with many different cuts as you could use it as a story stick and write the measurements on it for a quick setup instead of using the regular method of measuring with a rule. When I'm building cabinets I take...

dkerfoot wrote:They are currently expecting them in on Dec 7th...
http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/11882

They are now out of both 3" and 4" double locking with plate mount.

Okay that may explain some of my confusion. Now I take it the industrial line is the good stuff and the Diablo is cheap stuff made for rough construction and the home hobbiest, is that correct? Also is there local availability (HD, Lowes, ACE, TrueValue) to the industrial line or are they only avai...

About Freud blades.... Note: Home Depot Avanti and Avanti Pro blades MAY not by made by Freud. Make sure the blade has the name "Freud" on the blade itself. From Freud... In an effort to continue to deliver excellence in the cutting tool market, Freud consistently evaluates its product off...

Only takes one near miss or accident to gain new respect for our tools. Most of us learn the lesson the hard way.

Send BillMayo a private message...he may have one in stock. The Gilmar and PolyV belts are only supplied by Shopsmith. All Shopsmith owners and repair shops (they get no discount) have to buy the Gilmar and PolyV belts from Shopsmith.

I'm pretty sure the HF motor is brushless. Probably will run cooler without the extra load of the filter bags. * 2 horsepower, 120 volt, 60 Hz, 20 amp peak single-phase motor * Clear bottom bag for easy cleanup * 3450 RPM * 4" intake and 4" exhaust diameter * Four swivel locking casters fo...