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Sounds like you are pretty well locked in. With the shop space being next to the house, at least 2 walls are well insulated. A rule of thumb we used to use in Houston area, was 400 SF per ton (12,000 Btuh) of AC for well insulated spaces. With your extra height, and no or very little insulation on o...

No motel unit, unfortunately has to be clean look due to HOA and plus my workshop is on the side closer to the house so no access to outside. Any chance you can swap sides? Then access door from house (assuming you have one) would be convenient to get to and from car in all kinds of weather. And ho...

Welcome, and you might try looking up on the Shopsmith Products pages the weights of some of the accessories. The weight will be more if on separate stand with separate motor, but for instance the current 11" bandsaw supposedly weighs 45 lbs. The planer can vary from 61 lbs (Mark V Mounted) to ...

I found this thread https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/maintenance-and-repair-f10/-55-surprise-starting-restoration-t18134-s20.html where pulling the fan sheave is discussed, and Bill Mayo offered this advice which worked for not2shabby: "I use 2 large flat blade screwdrivers with the tips on e...

Ah yes. I read that thread, but it does not go into any detail about removal of the motors casing. I removed all of the screws on the rear of the casing and the outer "Sheave" (Remembered the name when I saw it). Removed the key as well. The inner fan sheave I could not get loose. and Don...

Welcome, and I'll try to point you to some recent discussions that may help you. Also, you may want to spend some time looking thru all of the links mentioned in the "sticky" thread at the top of the Maintenance and Repair Section. It includes much info on the general workings and maintena...

I replaced the small, hard to see allen head set screw with a home-made set screw with a slot for regular screw driver. Easier to see, easier to turn with screw driver instead of an allen wrench where you get maybe half a turn before you need to reposition (unless you have a very long allen wrench)

I am having the exact same problem that you described. What was the solution? Thanks.... Jeff First, welcome to the forum. Since you posted to an older thread, it is possible the original poster isn't actively watching the forum or will see your question, but you have come to the right place for ad...

Once again a perfect example of the kind of information and tips for a problem I didn't know I had that I find so useful here! My 1980 mitre gauge has the two nylon set screw glides which I either never knew about or had forgotten that they were there. My mitre gauge had a little side-to-side rock t...

Congratulations on mastering the art of adding pictures! Once you learn how, it will become much easier and enjoyable. While there are size limits (Max of 2050 pixels wide, 1180 pixels high, 2 MB total file size), the only downside to being well under those limits is that images can appear rather sm...