The Ultimate Sawsmith Radial Arm Saw Thread

[jpdalton]

It seems that the only thing I am missing is the Add-a-tool bracket. Anyone know where I can find one?

These are really hard to find… if you do pick one up, you’ll also need belts and pulleys to complete the connection. Frankly, if you picked up the Shopsmith as part of the package, you’re much better off driving the SPTs off that system, rather than the
RAS.

Keep an eye out on eBay - I found these there a couple of years ago…
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[tmomrik]

John

Thanks for that info. Could you please share the belt and pulley size in that kit. I'm also wondering what the distance from the center of the holes in the Add-a-tool bracket to the edge that bolts to the saw is as well. I'm hoping I can fabricate something up in the meantime.

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[tmomrik]

I was able to find the specs on the Belt and Pulley kit. It has a 40" V belt and 2" x5/8" and 4-1/4" v 5/8" pulleys. I am still looking for the dimesions from the center of the SPT holes to the edge that bolts to the Sawsmith. @jpdalton, I agree that running the SPTs off a Shopsmith is a better option, I'm just one of those people that wants to collect as many accesories for each, as I can. The more I'm going through my purchase, I found where the original owner bought the Mark VII, Sawsmith and accesories at the same time. This kind of explains why there was no Add-a-tool braket with everyting else.

[thunderbirdbat]

Remember the pulley and belt ratios/sizes are different for each SPT. The ratio between the pulleys determines the speed of the SPT. The belt length is determined by the size of the pulleys and how far apart they are. There are calculators online to determine these sizes based on motor speed.

[jpdalton]

I am still looking for the dimesions from the center of the SPT holes to the edge that bolts to the Sawsmith.

It appears to be 3.5”. If you’re still looking for an original bracket, send me a private message. I might be able to hook you up…
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[jpdalton]

I'm just one of those people that wants to collect as many accesories for each, as I can.

I hear ya on that! Here are a few more pics that I’ve found that show SPT operation on the Sawsmith:
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It’s really interesting to me that the jointer is run straight off the spindle, but the others go through pulleys. I guess that despite having variable speed in the power head, perhaps the low end of the variable range is still a bit high for some of these add ons?

By the way, this came from some dealer literature that I got with a Sawsmith purchase a couple of years ago.
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[chapmanruss]

tmomrik,

You said,

I'm just one of those people that wants to collect as many accesories for each, as I can.

I feel I have to warn you about collecting Magna/Shopsmith tools. It is easy to get carried away. The picture below is from moving day a bit over two years ago going from using half of our oversized double garage (30' x 36') to a 40' x 46' shop. What you see in the picture is only part of my collection. There have been additions since.

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I haven't even gotten into the Sawsmith Radial Arm Saw or Table Saw or some of the other tool lines. My recommendation is get a bigger shop.

The list below is only part of my permanent collection.

[tmomrik]

Oh, I'm past the point of starting to get carried away, I have a 10ER, a 1954 Mark 5, plus five more of those, three 510s, five bandsaws, four jointers, three belt sanders, air compressor with paint gun, a 12" planer and a few other things as well.

[jpdalton]

I'm just one of those people that wants to collect as many accesories for each, as I can.

tmomrik - I left a private message for you in response to your inquiry about acquiring one of my brackets, but it doesn’t appear that you’ve read it. Please let me know if you still have interest, as I have another interested party.

[tmomrik]

Yes I am interested, I tried to send you a PM, it looks like it's stuck in my Outbox