Shopsmith Links

tmillie · Post by **tmillie** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:08 pm

Can you old pro's give me some good Shopsmith URL's and Links to look up data about the world of Shopsmith?

Good ol' Google is letting me down....

Thanks, Tom M.

tmillie · Post by **tmillie** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:50 pm

Here a nice page someone went to a lot of work to make:

http://www.songofthegreatlakes.com/shopsmith.htm

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:30 am

You mean like this one?

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/Sawdust_Sessions.htm

tmillie · Post by **tmillie** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:37 am

exactly like that, please post other ones that you refer to every once in awhile.

BigSky · Post by **BigSky** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:16 am

tmillie wrote:exactly like that, please post other ones that you refer to every once in awhile.

How about these?

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/links.htm

tmillie · Post by **tmillie** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:57 am

Thank you guys for the advice and tips. My shopsmith comes in tomorrow morning. Feels like Christmas Eve around here.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:18 am

tmillie wrote:Thank you guys for the advice and tips. My shopsmith comes in tomorrow morning. Feels like Christmas Eve around here.

The tendency is to plug her in and start making sawdust. This is not a good idea unless you know something about the machine's past.

Slow, deliberate and cautious. Make sure everything is clean and lubricated. Turn the drive by hand (use a sanding disk) and turn the speed control to slow during that process. No strange noises and smooth and easy to turn.

Congratulations.

:)

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:35 am

tmillie wrote:Thank you guys for the advice and tips. My shopsmith comes in tomorrow morning. Feels like Christmas Eve around here.

And to add my 2 cents worth, you should watch and follow sawdust session #22, Shopsmith Reborn, Part 2: Cleaning and Inspection

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Arch ... rn_Pt2.htm

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:11 am

Here's another one that I refer to at times.

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/Tips.htm

tmillie · Post by **tmillie** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:46 am

Have any of you checked out this link/forum? (SSUG)

Any input? This one (shopsmith.net/forums) has been great, who's in charge of SSUG and what are your thoughts on it?

http://ssug.org/index.php