Good old 555783, that's the P/N for the infamous rip fence mounted featherboard isn't it?
Mine have been on backorder since last April (it was a special deal for me back then too). ]
Yes it is!
If patience runs short - - That is almost enough time to make one yourself! All you'd need is a couple small pieces of wood fastened at right angles along with a T nut.
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Well, the Utility Lamp may have been on backorder when they offered it on the sale special, but it came back in stock and was delivered yesterday. SS may be in tough times (aren't we all), but they are still getting in stock and shipping parts... Thanks SS. Now I have to look over the last sales e-mail and see what I can't live without now.
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[quote="tom_k/mo"]Well, the Utility Lamp may have been on backorder when they offered it on the sale special, but it came back in stock and was delivered yesterday. SS may be in tough times (aren't we all), but they are still getting in stock and shipping parts... Thanks SS. Now I have to look over the last sales e-mail and see what I can't live without now. ]
Great news I ordered one yesterday along with some other stuff
Ed
"Good old 555783, that's the P/N for the infamous rip fence mounted featherboard isn't it?
Mine have been on backorder since last April (it was a special deal for me back then too).
I asked customer service about it when I called in an order last Monday - Latest delivery date they have is in October, but the customer service rep indicated that they have been promised delivery of this item several times over the past months."
So did any of you folks with back-ordered 555783s ever get one? I ordered one a couple of weeks ago and -- guess what.
I think I have picked up enough extra T-nuts, treaded knobs, etc. over the past few months to make up a couple of my own with my existing featherboards.
I gotta wonder though, what is the problem Shopsmith is having with this item? If I can consider making it, then its not that complex.
Thanks, Dennis. Disappointing news. You're right, it's pretty simple, and it seems from these posts that there's enough demand. Maybe you should make a buch of them and subsidze your hobby!;)
I ordered five items last month, and it apears they're being sent to me one at a time. With shipping just being paid once, it's difficult to believe that they way Shopsmith is fillling "just-in-time" orders is actualy cost-effetive.
