Gifted a Shopsmith; Now what?

[shaun.farmer]

Misc Parts

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Misc Parts 2

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Misc Parts 3

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6" Belt Sander - NIB

[shaun.farmer]

That will probably depend on the amount of rust/crud, and the advice may also vary depending on who's giving it. Anywhere from some light sanding and waxing, using Kroil and EvapoRust, or building an electrolysis tank! Pictures would help us help you.

Here ya' go.

[heathicus]

Very nice assortment of stuff there!! Most of it looks to be in great shape considering it's all still boxed up.

A lot of it looks like surface rust. I'd recommend EvapoRust for the small parts. You can get it at Harbor Freight. Unlike most things found at Harbor Freight the stuff is amazingly good. Even things like the bandsaw table and sanding disc can be soaked in it. Soak a towel in it and place it over the table/disc then wrap that in saran wrap to keep it from drying out. Or get one one of those oil catch pans (Autozone sells them as part of their oil change kits) as a soaking tub. For the small parts, I typically use a water bottle with the top cut off (right above the label where it starts to curve inward) as a soaking container.

For the bigger things, like the way and bench tubes, some light sanding with some fine sandpaper followed by a thorough waxing may be all you need. It was hard to really tell from the picture.

For the headstock, legs, and other parts like that, it's purely cosmetic. A wipe down with a damp cloth may be all you want to do. Or you may want to do a full strip and re-paint. That's up to you.

Take some pictures of the inside of the headstock. I'll let others make a recommendation there. At the very minimum you'll probably need to lubricate the sheeves. Also check the belt condition, bearings, etc.

[dusty]

As for how to proceed in the restoration project, I would start by eliminating all of the heavy crud without being concerned about rust and corrosion. After getting rid of the dust and saw dust, a good surface cleaning with mineral spirits will give you a much better starting point from which to evaluate the overall remaining effort.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your restoration.

[shaun.farmer]

Shaun where are you located ? Maybe we can get you some local help. First thing is it is all fixable. Second have FUN and ENJOY your new (used) Shopsmith. Post some pics so we can see what we are dealing with.

The motor sounds ok to me.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mwhzk85gbr4niyk/IMG_0473.mov

[garys]

You have a lot of good stuff there. Everything looks badly abused by lack of care. That rust will take a lot of work to remove, and it will never all get back to "like new", but you should be able to bring it back to good condition with enough work.
The serial number appears to be 1982 which was a high production era.
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/serialnumber.htm

I have a 1981 model, and mine is still in new condition. It has never had any rust or corrosion on it yet. I don't understand why people don't take care of these expensive tools when they have them.

[JPG]

Shopping list.

1 Gal. Evaporust(HF, take 25%off coupon).

Strong cleaner.

Original Formula Johnson's Paste Wax(cleaning supplies at Home Depot)(aka JPW).

Since I assume you will not wish to use electrolysis on the way tubes, I suggest naval jelly followed buy fine sanding and JPW.

Zoom Spout or turbine or 3 in one of #10 machine oil.

Any abrasives are to be used only as last resort and then very sparingly.

Wire brush wheel(fine).

400 to 600 grit abrasive paper for polishing.(you already have the cotton wheels for serious polishing:D).

That's it for starters.