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- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:28 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Just got a 10E
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2143
Re: Just got a 10E
That looks like Skip's chart.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:52 pm
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: Is it worth it?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1154
Re: Is it worth it?
Reeves mechanical drives are simple and reliable.
Stepping motors and control circuitry are complicated and more prone to failure.
Such is the price for "improvement".
Stepping motors and control circuitry are complicated and more prone to failure.
Such is the price for "improvement".
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:39 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Very old shopsmith
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1631
Re: Very old shopsmith
Picture would help.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:38 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: And what's this for?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3756
Re: And what's this for?
It should work. The color is not original(means little). The 'plunger' is the older tilt stop(better IMHO).* Bolt on fence rail also more gooder.
*Unless thee are referring to the table tilt lever retaining thingie then the function is different.
*Unless thee are referring to the table tilt lever retaining thingie then the function is different.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Shopmate 5 in 1 tool
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1218
Re: Shopmate 5 in 1 tool
That is a Chinese knock off of a Shop Smith Mark 5.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:36 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Help identifying parts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4435
Re: Help identifying parts
Nope! Somebody else made then.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Vise
- Replies: 3
- Views: 915
Re: Vise
Yes I have two. However it requires the use of a faceplate to mount to the SS quill.
Are you sure it was not a wood working chuck? They do look similar, but are far lighter than the machinist variety.
Are you sure it was not a wood working chuck? They do look similar, but are far lighter than the machinist variety.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Coincidence?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 900
Re: Coincidence?
Glad we be on the same page!
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: cleaning and preparing tubes for rebuild.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1339
Re: cleaning and preparing tubes for rebuild.
I need to alter my recommendation! Although electrolysis is 'good', using evaporust is better with long tubes. Evaporust reacts with rust by a chelation process that leaves the base metal(steel/iron) unaffected. A piece of pvc sewer pipe(2") with one end plugged and a smaller pipe plugged at bo...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: cleaning and preparing tubes for rebuild.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1339
Re: cleaning and preparing tubes for rebuild.
My recommendation is to remove rust by electrolysis and minimal polishing then rust prevention(waxing)..