New Mark V owner

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:31 pm

redleg wrote:First closeup I have seen of the interlock. Thanks.

The 'hidden' end is more interesting!;)

aiellon · Post by **aiellon** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:59 pm

The further I dig into this machine, the more respect and appreciation I have for the previous owner. They guy took great care of his uncle's machine. I pulled the quill to wax it, and discovered it has been upgraded to a dual bearing. Cracked the case to clean an lube it, and it's very clean. What a guy!
So I took the advice of a machinist friend and cleaned the BS table. It had a little rust and buildup from just being metal, and wasn't slippery at all. He gave me a stone and said to use WD-40 as a lubricant and scrub away in a figure 8. Holy crap! The stone barely moved, it kept getting stuck on the build up. Well, about a half hour later, the stone slid across like it was on butter. Sealed it with a coat of wax, and looking forward to making some sawdust this weekend.

idcook · Post by **idcook** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:35 pm

aiellon wrote:The further I dig into this machine, the more respect and appreciation I have for the previous owner. They guy took great care of his uncle's machine. I pulled the quill to wax it, and discovered it has been upgraded to a dual bearing. Cracked the case to clean an lube it, and it's very clean. What a guy!
So I took the advice of a machinist friend and cleaned the BS table. It had a little rust and buildup from just being metal, and wasn't slippery at all. He gave me a stone and said to use WD-40 as a lubricant and scrub away in a figure 8. Holy crap! The stone barely moved, it kept getting stuck on the build up. Well, about a half hour later, the stone slid across like it was on butter. Sealed it with a coat of wax, and looking forward to making some sawdust this weekend.

What is this “stone” you speak of?

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:39 pm

I'm gonna guess a flat coarse oil stone of some sort.

I'll have to try that on my bandsaw, jigsaw and jointer tables

aiellon · Post by **aiellon** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:57 pm

It's an India stone. I see them mostly listed for knife sharpening, but he gets his from a machine shop supply. You can get them on Amazon too http://www.amazon.com/INDIA-SLIP-SQUARE-X1-MEDIUM/dp/B00FO84F5O/ref=sr_1_52?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1398461726&sr=1-52&keywords=india+stone

The one he gave me was an piece off a broken bar. Be sure to apply even pressure and go in a figure 8 motion. This helps keep everything smooth and even. I am sure this is more important in a machine shop that does CNC precision work, but why not apply it to woodworking too. He suggests using WD-40 because it lubricates, oil will create too thick of a layer and the stone will just ride on it.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:33 pm

aiellon wrote:The further I dig into this machine, the more respect and appreciation I have for the previous owner. They guy took great care of his uncle's machine. I pulled the quill to wax it, and discovered it has been upgraded to a dual bearing. Cracked the case to clean an lube it, and it's very clean. What a guy!
So I took the advice of a machinist friend and cleaned the BS table. It had a little rust and buildup from just being metal, and wasn't slippery at all. He gave me a stone and said to use WD-40 as a lubricant and scrub away in a figure 8. Holy crap! The stone barely moved, it kept getting stuck on the build up. Well, about a half hour later, the stone slid across like it was on butter. Sealed it with a coat of wax, and looking forward to making some sawdust this weekend.

This is a question for the general audience. Do all of the Shopsmith cast iron tables have the two threaded holes within the miter slot? I may have seen these before without really noticing them.

benush26 · Post by **benush26** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:50 pm

A friend smooths the tops when he first gets them. Two stages.

First, he uses a 2000 grit wet dry sandpaper glued to a piece of Corian with a handle. He uses water based lapping fluid.

Last he works the surface with an Arkansas stone (maybe 2 by 7) and honing oil.

I've not actually watched him do this, but he says it makes a huge difference. I may borrow his stuff when I rebuild my jointer and maybe also try it on my aluminum bandsaw table.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:01 pm

dusty wrote:This is a question for the general audience. Do all of the Shopsmith cast iron tables have the two threaded holes within the miter slot? I may have seen these before without really noticing them.

I am guessing they are for two of the trunnion mounting screws.

swampgator · Post by **swampgator** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:05 pm

JPG be right again. That's exactly what those screws are for in the front miter slot.

Maybe, I did wrong when I acquired mine, but it was given to me by a man who developed MS so badly he couldn't work with his SS anymore. It had rusted from the Florida humidity in the garage. So, I poured a few drops of mineral spirits and scrubbed it with steel wool. Very clean, not real pretty, but was smoother than a baby's backside. Couple coats of wax and it's great. I do need a flattening stone to check out the table. Thanks for that tip.