Super Shorty Dedicated Drill Press

skou · Post by **skou** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:36 am

JPG40504 wrote:I consider cutting 10E/R tubes a cardinal sin!!!!!:eek:

Which is why I don't do it!

steve

skou · Post by **skou** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:45 am

skou wrote:Which is why I don't do it!

steve

However, has anyone tried using some REAL Shopsmith tubes on a mark-whatever? I wonder how much better it runs. (Until you've got to lift it into drill-press mode.)

Better yet, put the freeze-plug caps on them, and fill them with lead shot, and see how much better the lathe works. (Yes, even on the 900 pound ER, that is an improvement. (Note, the ER may NOT weigh 900 pounds, but it feels that heavy!)

Great, my Franken-adapter-Smith will weigh 1800 pounds! (Or close.)

steve

bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:26 am

If you are serious about adding weight (and your pockets are deep enough), you could order a pair of these

They even have stainless with 1/4" walls.

skou · Post by **skou** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:03 am

Bud, that website isn't up. yet.

I'll try later.

steve

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:03 am

skou wrote:However, has anyone tried using some REAL Shopsmith tubes on a mark-whatever? I wonder how much better it runs. (Until you've got to lift it into drill-press mode.)
. . .

Got a pair waiting!;)