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by RFGuy
Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:08 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?
Replies: 38
Views: 14336

Re: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?

RFGuy the point I was trying to make is jointer width is never wide enough if the board is wider. It is never long enough if the board is longer. Therefore a “craftsman” is forced to do something different. Be it hand planing, buying different lumber, constructing jigs to use in a planer to handle ...
by RFGuy
Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:57 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Need Help Identifying Lathe Chuck
Replies: 11
Views: 2420

Re: Need Help Identifying Lathe Chuck

Thanks Russ and Ed. I had heard of Tommy bars before, but my memory just didn't jog on this one. You are correct, this style lathe chuck does need Tommy bars to get it fully tight. I'll need to get them if I decide to use this lathe chuck. Also, I didn't realize that Nova had manufactured any lathe ...
by RFGuy
Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:24 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?
Replies: 38
Views: 14336

Re: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?

Ha! Funny thing is, he lives on a county island and none of the houses are the same. Thanks, I definitely appreciate that. It's certainly going to take some getting used to! Yeah, I could only see the front corner of the garage in the pic, but the house looked nice. I was just trying to make a joke...
by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?
Replies: 38
Views: 14336

Re: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?

Yessir, definitely the desert - I'm in AZ ;) I thought that looked like an AZ "cookie cutter" house and yard (no offense). :) Well, I assume your friend can show you how to use it, etc., but if you need/want any help with it, e.g. how to perform certain functions, maintenance tips, etc. j...
by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?
Replies: 38
Views: 14336

Re: Should I buy my friend's Shopsmith?

It does look very clean and appears to be well cared for. I see he found the lower blade guard for it as well!!! By the way, whereabouts do you live? It looks like a desert somewhere in the Southwest...just wondering if you are local to me or not.
by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: PowerPro issues
Replies: 5
Views: 652

Re: PowerPro issues

I did find one previous Shopsmith forum thread from 2018 that seems to have a similar PowerPro problem, but I don't know what the resolution was for them.

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by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: My Emergency Power Cutoff Setup
Replies: 20
Views: 3281

Re: My Emergency Power Cutoff Setup

So, this is all an academic discussion, but I was just trying to answer the one or two people on this thread that asked the question about this particular switch. I finally found it listed on eBay with pics of both sides of the switch. It clearly shows 1,2 as NC (normally closed) and 3,4 as NO (norm...
by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:05 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Need Help Identifying Lathe Chuck
Replies: 11
Views: 2420

Re: Need Help Identifying Lathe Chuck

I would judge the correctness by how well the jaws close. Your current pix do not reveal very good closure. Thanks JPG. Yeah, I agree, but when I swapped them the other way CW<->CCW they still didn't close well. On top of this, one of the jaws almost seems like it doesn't match this set. I say this...
by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 2:43 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: PowerPro issues
Replies: 5
Views: 652

Re: PowerPro issues

Yeah, I kind of figured that autocorrect was to blame here. I don't own a PowerPro so I didn't respond. Just to understand though, you are saying that on power up, the controls/display keep restarting/rebooting? Is that correct? There is a short troubleshooting document on the PowerPro from Shopsmit...
by RFGuy
Tue Jul 13, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Need Help Identifying Lathe Chuck
Replies: 11
Views: 2420

Re: Need Help Identifying Lathe Chuck

Russ, Thanks. Doesn't your G3 have a key/wrench though? The closest I can find to it is one from Grizzly, so I think it is a Grizzly chuck, but not positive. Note this chuck doesn't have a "key" to tighten it. You simply turn the chuck base relative to itself. There might have been some ro...