Dusty, I took Ed's statement to suggest that he had in mind several improvements or additions he hadn't already shared on the forum and I was simply encouraging him to start a thread to share them.dusty wrote:Maybe you should start that thread. After all, it was your idea.
This would be a great idea but don't think for one moment that Shopsmith is going to incorporate any of those ideas. However, the general membership might.
This forum, for years, has been a rich source of ideas (complaints from the users) that could have been incorporated as improvements to the Mark V. I know of only one or two changes that have been incorporated that might have originated on the forum.
BTW, do a search for threads initiated by reible. He has posted literally dozens of well documented ideas for improvements or added features - not just to the Shopsmith but for use in the shop.
It may interest you to know that I probably have already read the vast majority of threads started by Ed (and you, JPG and a few others) to get ideas for improvements and I have copied those that I knew would useful to me -- whether they were jigs, methods of work, maintenance tips, etc.
As for myself, with the exceptions of (1) a thread I started a while back about how I added leveling screws to the standard table insert to correct for it sitting too low/unevenly and (2) a thread I added to demonstrate an (arguably) improved dust deflector for the lower saw guard, I have yet to come up with anything practical that wasn't already demonstrated/thought of by others. So if I started a thread, as you suggest, it would be pretty barren.
