Question on the Overarm Pin Router Attachment

[Fred Grover]

Hello everyone. I am thinking that this might be a future investment but after watching the video on Sawdust Sessions it appears as the Power Head has to be removed in order to use this. That could get tiring if you wanted to change back and forth but I guess it would take some project planning ahead of time to minimize on that task.

Do any of you own this and what do you think of it and I am correct in assuming that the Power Head has to come off and if so does anyone happen to have a woodworking plan for a Power Head Stand so it can rest on something safe ? Let me know and I am curious to what others users have to say and think of it.

The link to the Sawdust Session for this is below:

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Archives/SS103/SS103_Overarm_Router_Intro.htm

Put the link up and hope that is alright, if not I can or the Moderator can feel free to delete it.

[nuhobby]

I do have the OPR attachment but I run it on a dedicated "midi length" Mk. 5 station. I recall the forums saying that the Mk5-mount OPR didn't come out until the Lift Assist was developed.... because ordinarily you'd need to slide your headstock to the far/upper end of the tubes. So it is possible to keep your headstock; just be prepared for a heavy lift of the system. Enjoy!

[Fred Grover]

Thanks Chris. I think if I do that then I will either get a Lift Assist or find just the Mark V Table and make it a stand alone or something. I appreciate your feedback. Have a great day.

[JPG]

Thanks Chris. I think if I do that then I will either get a Lift Assist or find just the Mark V Table and make it a stand alone or something. I appreciate your feedback. Have a great day.

Nick 'cheated'. He removed the headstock!!!!

[charlese]

I'm a little guy - only 5'7" and 145 lbs. Not extremely strong, in fact I find it hard to lift the PowerPro headstock from the floor to the way tubes. To do that, I removed the legs and used a rope cradle to lift the 83 lbs to the way tubes.

However, I find it not difficult to lift the PowerPro headstock and the over arm router to vertical position. I slide the PowerPro headstock 6" shy of the right side, install the overarm router attachment and then lift to drill press position by armstrong.back method. I don't need a lift assist, nor do I want one. I only need to lift the way tubes about a foot until it gets easier. (working with a pivot lever here) Of course the wheels of the MarkV must be up.

[fjimp]

I have used the OPR mounted below the headstock with no problems. I later decided a shorty dedicated to use for the OPR made better sense for me. I am short, old and have awful shoulders thus prefer dedicated equipment that eliminates lifting and set up. Jim

[JPG]

Did y'all notice Nick struggling to lower that thing?:D







Wonder what an included headstock would have done for that effort?:rolleyes:

[charlese]

Did y'all notice Nick struggling to lower that thing?:D
Wonder what an included headstock would have done for that effort?:rolleyes:

No, didn't notice. He must have had it at a bad angle.

[rcelectron]

I'm curious about the OPR.
Can't you perform the same operations with the built in Mark V/7 router function?
The only differences I see is that being able to lock the quill with one hand would make it easier to change depth of cut and it has the pin setup already built into the table. Does it just make everything easier or are there things the OPR can do that the standard Mark V/7 can't?

[JPG]

I'm curious about the OPR.
Can't you perform the same operations with the built in Mark V/7 router function?
The only differences I see is that being able to lock the quill with one hand would make it easier to change depth of cut and it has the pin setup already built into the table. Does it just make everything easier or are there things the OPR can do that the standard Mark V/7 can't?

The OPR uses a router that typically run mush faster than 10krpm.