Help Shopsmith Crafters Station

denniswall · Post by **denniswall** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:43 pm

I have found for sale a Crafters Station with many add on tools such as
bandsaw,belt sander, joiner, strip sander. My question to anyone
who knows is, are these attachment tools the same as the ones
that will fit on to my MV 510, or did Shopsmith make different
attatchments for the crafters saition?
Anyone! Help
I am new to this forum so need help getting around, Thanks Dennis

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:50 pm

Dennis, I have a Crafters Station. Everything that will work on the Mark V is compatible to the Crafters Station. Except of course anything that is directly related to turning.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:37 am

Hi Dennis! I'll echo Dusty's post. All Special Purpose Tools (SPT's) will work on the Crafter's Station. The only thing the Crafter's Station won't do is lathe work, unless you bolt down the C Sta. and screw a tail stock to a wall. (similar to the remarks from Nick re: extending the lathe on a Mark V)

Of course one would also have to obtain a chuck or drive center and a tail center. None of these parts come with a Crafter's Station.

jmoore65 · Post by **jmoore65** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:30 am

charlese wrote:Of course one would also have to obtain a chuck or drive center and a tail center. None of these parts come with a Crafter's Station.

You'd also need a tool rest and stand...

Jim

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:41 pm

The Crafter's Station is simply not designed to support the attachments required to do lathe work. To attempt to do so would, IMO, be ill advised. Remember, there are no horizontal tubes (way or bench) to attach anything to.

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charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:22 pm

jmoore65 wrote:You'd also need a tool rest and stand...

Jim

Yes. You sure would! Thanks Jim! Guess Dusty is, once again, correct!

blockhead-mark-v · Post by **blockhead-mark-v** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:12 am

Hey dusty,

Are those the standard castors on your Craftstation, the same size that fita on a Mark V?

Thanks

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:05 am

blockhead-mark-v wrote:Hey dusty,

Are those the standard castors on your Craftstation, the same size that fits on a Mark V?

Thanks

Yes, those are the same casters. I have them on the the Power Station, Pro Planer, Mark V, Scroll Saw and Crafter's Station. I really need one more set for the Belt Sander. Then almost my entire shop would be standalone on wheels.

I am thinking about putting the Black and Decker Shopmate on wheels.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:27 pm

dusty wrote:...I am thinking about putting the Black and Decker Shopmate on wheels.

I take it that although your eye sight has improved, the old back is knot getting any younger, huh?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:12 pm

[quote="a1gutterman"]I take it that although your eye sight has improved, the old back is knot getting any younger, huh? ]

You are right on that. The body is beginning to show the results of many years of hard work and hard play. I don't participate in the touch football games at family picnics anymore. I locate a shade tree, the recliner and the ice cooler and maybe a portable radio for some country music.

The Black and Decker Workmate is going on wheels for two reasons. One - the folding legs are about to give out. I am going to eliminate the legs all together and set it permanently on a storage box on wheels. Two - I need the work surface to be about 8" higher than it is now.

BTW - the eyes have reacted to cataract surgery as well as anyone could ever ask. I have better than 20/20 far vision and totally correctable near vision. I wear reading glasses most of the time. I had a pair of trifocal safety glasses made for use in the shop.