Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
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Re: Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
Le Machine???
John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
Re: Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
No, La Machine.jsburger wrote:Le Machine???
Here is the next addition.
It is by no means finished, but might give you an idea what I am driving at. Those rods will do something and the whole will be 'suspended'. More to follow.
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Re: Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
Nice V6 crank ....Jacob wrote:No, La Machine.jsburger wrote:Le Machine???
Here is the next addition.
It is by no means finished, but might give you an idea what I am driving at. Those rods will do something and the whole will be 'suspended'. More to follow.

Dick
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
Re: Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
I almost forgot, but there is another gismo.
Along the back wall are two grooves and little blocks that move back-and-forth as well as up-and-down with linkages that connect to a shaft (not shown). The blocks and grooves are tapered (dove-tailed) so they don't fall out.
A video should show that better.
Along the back wall are two grooves and little blocks that move back-and-forth as well as up-and-down with linkages that connect to a shaft (not shown). The blocks and grooves are tapered (dove-tailed) so they don't fall out.
A video should show that better.
Re: Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
I'm amazed at your ingenuity! Tell me, do you use your Shopsmith to make any of the parts for La Machine?
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
Re: Le Machine that does nothing . . . .
When I started this project several years ago I had the Shopsmith and a small drill press. Since then I have added a small table saw and the Shopsmith is mostly used for the jigsaw, disk sander, lathe and a few other operations.algale wrote:I'm amazed at your ingenuity! Tell me, do you use your Shopsmith to make any of the parts for La Machine?
I have all the accessories that the original Shopsmith offered plus lots of spare parts. I described how this came about and details in another section of this forum.