DIY Power Station
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DIY Power Station
Just curious if anyone has built their own power station or power stand for an SPT? And I'm not referring to a mini or shorty. Has anyone posted a thread on building such? I don't seem to have much luck with the search function.
'55 Greenie #292284 (Mar-55), '89 SS 510 #020989, Mark VII #408551 (sold 10/14/12), SS Band Saw, (SS 500 #36063 (May-79) now gone to son-in-law as of 11-11), Magna bandsaw, Magna jointer 16185 (May-54), Magna belt sander SS28712 (Dec-82), Magna jigsaw SS4397 (Dec-78), SS biscuit joiner, Zyliss (knockoff) vise, 20+ hand planes, 60s Craftsman tablesaw, CarbaTec mini-lathe, and the usual pile of tools. Hermit of the Hills Woodworks, a hillbilly in the foothills of the Ozarks, scraping by.
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terrydowning
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There is still a jigsaw at my folk's house. Basically big wheeled box with an spt holder on top. A pulley (don't what size sorry) bolted on where the spt drive goes. On the top of the box is a an induction motor driving the belt. (I don't know the HP on the motor or the pulley/belt sizes). I do recall that it worked great for a lot of years and made many projects on it. I currently don't have the room for it and have a modern scroll saw so I have not had a need to retrieve it.
Basically an induction motor, with the correct pulley's and something to mount it to is all you need.
If I were to retrieve and restore this item, I would probably keep the box as it was used for storage. I would add a shield/guard for the belt as well. It could get grabby.
Basically an induction motor, with the correct pulley's and something to mount it to is all you need.
If I were to retrieve and restore this item, I would probably keep the box as it was used for storage. I would add a shield/guard for the belt as well. It could get grabby.
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Terry
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1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
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Terry
Copy and paste the URLs into your browser if you want to see the photos.
1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmpX5k8IhN7ahFCo9VvTDsCpoV_g
Public Photos of Projects
http://sdrv.ms/MaXNLX
There is a DIY power station in the Lumberjocks forum. The builder calls it the little red wagon. No plans but a pretty decent set of photos.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/64438
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/64438