Shopsmith turning comfort
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JPG
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Hydraulics are 'firmer'.burkhome wrote:Or maybe Pneumatics. Ought to be some sort of Pneumatic piston available that could be rigged to fit SS.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
The Jack-Bench design looks to be pretty solid and you can pick a couple of scissor jacks at a junk yard pretty cheap.keakap wrote:A voice in mah haid is screaming "hydraulics!"
Ever watch a house be lifted? Dozen or so hydraulic jacks placed strategically (funny how that word looks some like "tragically") and connected to 1 source pump. Flip a switch.
'Course with the Mark V all you'd need is one jack per end, tucked away in the inside of the new legs...
Jack
Just occured to me-- check the yaller pages, see if there's a Gurneys `R Us shop in your area. Maybe they be havin a sale on last year's models. Or howbot "used"-- check the local undertakers'!dusty wrote:Raise or Lower the Shopsmith to position it where you are comfortable.
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Adjustable Legs??? How to build adjustable legs - that is the question.
Mark V 520, Power-Pro!; Speed Reducer; B/S; Jointer; ShopMate DCS; SS Tenon Master; Rip-Strate; Incra; BCTW; DW734; var. SS sanding systems; Wood River;
A friend was building a model steam locomotive and found a hospital bed mechanism to build it on. The engine weighed nearly 1000 lb. but he could crank it up and down:
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You could crank your Shopsmith to whatever level is comfortable!
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You could crank your Shopsmith to whatever level is comfortable!
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a 510,a Mini, dedicated SS drillpress, SS spt's, home made SS belt grinder, SS piston air system, Southbend 10k lathe, mill/drill, Taig
a 510,a Mini, dedicated SS drillpress, SS spt's, home made SS belt grinder, SS piston air system, Southbend 10k lathe, mill/drill, Taig
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terrydowning
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I've seen these before and always though they might make for a relatively simple solution for changing the SS height.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-motorcycle-lift-68892-8495.html
Too expensive for my taste to experiment with as I don't seem to have the discomfort issue with either the lathe or the tale saw. At least not enough to make major modifications.
The hospital bed mechanism looks interesting as well.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-motorcycle-lift-68892-8495.html
Too expensive for my taste to experiment with as I don't seem to have the discomfort issue with either the lathe or the tale saw. At least not enough to make major modifications.
The hospital bed mechanism looks interesting as well.
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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
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robinson46176
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keakap wrote: Or howbot "used"-- check the local undertakers'!
They tell me that can be a cheap source for good used dentures too...
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
You don't want to rest anything long term on the lifting device, so you would need a second set of solid legs or risers. Even that motorcycle lift, the bottle jack will slowly leak down if you don't have anything locking it out.
If it were me, I would build simple risers under the legs and an electric chain hoist with a spreader and furnitire straps to life the machine without damaging it. Keeps floor space clear and I'm sure you could find other uses for it.
If it were me, I would build simple risers under the legs and an electric chain hoist with a spreader and furnitire straps to life the machine without damaging it. Keeps floor space clear and I'm sure you could find other uses for it.