Shopsmith Forums

len, I was thinking about your problem. Do you have the 510 with the round tubes? If so, I was wondering if the tube was slipping and not the rip fence, itself.. Just a thought..

I really like mine.. Back when I bought mine you could buy it on its own power stand or as an add on to the Shopsmith, I got the one on it own stand, now my wife will use it while I use the Shopsmith.. It helped keep peace in the family!! lol... Maybe it is because it is what I first used, but I wou...

Thanks to Everyone, I have just been released from the doctors and I am finally going to get to use my Shopsmith again!! I was considering doing the upgrade fom a 510 to a 520, now all I have to do is save up the money to do it. lol...

alamengual, 3M Company makes a spray that will remove the glue from the disc and won't harm the metal. You can get at at most places that sell supplies to body shops.

yorktowndad, I have been thinking about using TopCoat on the tables, but have never been able to find it in my area.. Thanks for the information.

cjf1944, I just went through the same thing, except mine had set for about 5 years, due to health problems. All I had to do is wipe it down, put on a coat of wax, oil the sheaves.. It was ready to go!! So yours just sitting a few months shouldn't need any more than mine did... Save your money for th...

bdbc, IF you have an older Shopsmith, they came with only one bearing in the quill, and that caused problems using the mortising attachment. It would cause the bearing to fail, but the newer machines came with two bearings, that solved the problem. I use a dedicated mortising myself.. Because I got ...

Larry, You will love it once you get one.. If you can afford it buy a new one!! Sometime the money you might think you save, will come back later to bite you!! Just my opinion...

dustywoodworker, Thanks!! Already had out the manual, did the cleanup, just had to wipe off some dust.. Now for the waxing and oiling.. It is still on the money on alignment... Again, THANKS!!!

I have a Shopsmith 510 that I bought new in 1996.. It was oiled and serviced, right before I quit using it due to health problems around the first part of 1998. It has been sitting idle since. There is no rust, so that is not a problem. Is there anything I should do to it before putting it back int...