ArthurAndersen50 wrote:Yes I agree that it is overpriced. But I have one that came with a used jointer I purchased and it has no setscrews. So everytime i pick it up to put it on the Shopsmith, the mounting base falls off and I am getting tired of having a sore foot from it falling off. So I already have the base, just needed the set screws for it.
The mounting base is a storage base. It is bolted down to the storage location of the tool. It is not meant to be on the mounting tubes of the SPT when it is mounted on the SS. The set screws are really not needed. I am not sure why SS included them.
I think I must be missing something but, your comment above makes no sence to me.
John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
Since it is being used as a storage base it may be better to bolt it down to the place where it is stored. As for the reason it has set screw holes they have been used by people who wish to make their own stand with a motor to use it separately as a stand alone tool. In the past you could buy a single or double stand for the same purpose but now they only sell the Power Station.
Russ
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's, 2 Power Stations & Crafter's Station
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored.
chapmanruss wrote:Since it is being used as a storage base it may be better to bolt it down to the place where it is stored. As for the reason it has set screw holes they have been used by people who wish to make their own stand with a motor to use it separately as a stand alone tool. In the past you could buy a single or double stand for the same purpose but now they only sell the Power Station.
Of course. My band saw is on a SS stand. Open mouth insert foot.
John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
I was going to build a storage cart for my two accessories. I was wanting to use the base, bolted to the cart, as a place to store the jointer on without having to drill holes in the cart to hold it up. Without the set screws it would always cling to the tubes on the tool and suddenly drop off as I took it off the workbench. I'm sorry I did not mean to confuse you. Sometimes I do not make myself clear.
