another use for your ShopSmith

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number3456
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another use for your ShopSmith

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My shop isn't very big and sometimes I don't have enough room to work on a project. I needed a spot to where I could stain a table top. I fould out a card table was ideal surface area and leg spacing works so I could put the table on the SS table with an extension and have a adjustable height work surface.

This is another example of what you can do with your SS.
520 now upgraded to Mark 7, 520 "shorty", 500 converted to a dedicated drill press.
2 - bandsaws, jig saw, belt sander, strip sander, 4" Jointer, planer, air compressor.
ClearVue dust collection system.
Location: Central Iowa
number3456
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Here is a photo showing the adaptability of the shopsmith. I would have included the photo last night but couldn't get the file size small enough to load.
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520 now upgraded to Mark 7, 520 "shorty", 500 converted to a dedicated drill press.
2 - bandsaws, jig saw, belt sander, strip sander, 4" Jointer, planer, air compressor.
ClearVue dust collection system.
Location: Central Iowa
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I use a 5 foot section of masonite and it works great!
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Me too, I have a piece of plywood that I lay on the SS table, my actual workbench is to covered in stuff to be of use. :o
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