Any experience with these tubes?

db5 · Post by **db5** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:44 pm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shopsmith-510-5 ... 2ec7e71cd0

henecle · Post by **henecle** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:47 pm

yep... bought mine for I think $35 BIN a few months ago. They work as advertised.

reible · Post by **reible** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:10 pm

How about a review?

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=10797

Ed

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat May 11, 2013 4:54 am

Yes, I have a pair and I like them.

They are heavier and they are straight.

The finish is holding up well but I have had these only a few months. Not long enough to confirm longevity of the surface.

mountainbreeze · Post by **mountainbreeze** » Sat May 11, 2013 9:53 am

I have a pair. They have thicker walls than what you get from SS and as such are heavier. The finish appears to be the same as the tubes that came with my 520 and they are straight. I can recommend these tubes.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Sat May 11, 2013 10:00 am

Do they exert undo stress on the main table when extended all the way out to the left beyond the band saw with something heavy on the extended floating table without using the adjustable support legs?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat May 11, 2013 11:55 am

fredsheldon wrote:Do they exert undo stress on the main table when extended all the way out to the left beyond the band saw with something heavy on the extended floating table without using the adjustable support legs?

Absolutely. The laws of physics do apply. It is for that reason that my old tubes were bent.

I will attempt to avoid that condition with these tubes even though they are heavier. They are straight and I would like to keep them that way.

db5 · Post by **db5** » Sat May 11, 2013 9:55 pm

dusty wrote:I will attempt to avoid that condition with these tubes even though they are heavier. They are straight and I would like to keep them that way.

Well, that settles it then. I need to order these before the offer expires - midnight tonight or is it the 16th? Thanks for the feedback.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat May 11, 2013 10:54 pm

The seller still has 9 sets available.

May 13 15:04

frank81 · Post by **frank81** » Mon May 13, 2013 10:26 am

JPG40504 wrote:The seller still has 9 sets available.

May 13 15:04

If you want to save a buck and he has 9 sets available try e-mailing him and making him an offer. I do that all the time on eBay Motors to salvage shops and most of the time it works. Not too many people looking for heavy duty SS tubes, the 9th set is going to be relisted many times over.