dcohenour wrote:What's the difference? It uses the same blades that I use on my scroll saw and works the same, so I just assumed...
'Jig' saw would be age appropriate with a 'Greenie'.
Scroll saws have larger table, dual arms and is driven from the 'lower' drive shaft. They also be gray or ':eek:' teal in color.
Assuming you do have a 'Jig' saw, be mindful of a small breather hole(gets plugged easily/frequently) and their passion for leaking crankcase oil(we not sure where the oil goes????).
The both saws use 5" 'pinless' blades
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Jigsaw, the upper blade holder has a spring in it, and the lower holder is driven, and it pulls against the spring.
Scroll saw, has an inner frame, that moves the upper holder with the lower holder. (Imagine a coping saw hiding inside the frame.)
Both of them cut on the down stroke, but the scroll saw is pulled back up by mechanical action. The jigsaw just uses a spring. It is easier to break a blade with the jigsaw.
Thanks for the info guys. Regardless, it worked pretty well.
There are two boxes of misc. parts & pieces that came with it. Most of it I have identified. There is a small aluminum table, about 5" x 8", with a key slot going right down the center and this weird spring loaded clamp / knob gizmo mounted on the front that I have no idea what it is used for. I'll try to remember to take a pic of that this weekend and post it on Monday, along with a report on what is behind the mysterious sliver plate next to the switch.
I suspect some of the parts that should be there aren't, and some in the box probably don't even belong to it. I want to get the sanding disc for sure, and maybe the jointer.
Just wanted to get the welcome in and then add a little warning about the jig saw in case you were not aware.
The jig saw needs oil, and in general they leak so unless you have checked the level I wouldn't use it until it is checked and most likely had oil added.
Thanks! Yup, I checked the oil and added hydraulic oil to it. Found the check / filler screw behind the nameplate. Also the breather hole. Now it just needs to be prettied up. I have extra gasket material to make a new one when I rebuild that unit too. Not sure what to use on the aluminum table top surfaces tho...
Sorry, I meant to say compressor oil, not hydraulic oil...
Regarding your comment : There is a small aluminum table, about 5" x 8", with a key slot going right down the center and this weird spring loaded clamp / knob gizmo mounted on the front that I have no idea what it is used for. Please see extract out of a old Shopsmith catalog :
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Peter
a 510,a Mini, dedicated SS drillpress, SS spt's, home made SS belt grinder, SS piston air system, Southbend 10k lathe, mill/drill, Taig
If I be seeing your pix correctly, you have a 'Greenie'. Your tables are different from later Goldies and Mark V 500s. The fence rail is cast into the table(just like the narrow extension tables for all Markx models).
As such your front table extension will be different from the current version.(the clamp is different).
They be scarce.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Ok, here is what the back side revealed. It looks like just a chrome plug, plugging a hole. Was there ever a light kit for these machines? I cannot fathom why someone would just drill a hole in the head, unless it has something to do with what looks like a repair. (See separate post).
My guess is that it could be an access hole to lubricate the control sheave and speed control assembly. Never saw a hole in this location. Might be an idea that did not pan out as I have had a few of those.
Bill Mayo bill.mayo@verizon.net
Shopsmith owner since 73. Sell, repair and rebuild Shopsmith, Total Shop & Wood Master headstocks, SPTs, attachments, accessories and parts. US Navy 1955-1975 (FTCS/E-8)
Yeah, I thought about that, IF you could pry it off from the front. Maybe that is what a previous owner was thinking. Now there is a nut on the back side.
What could I turn this hole into? How about a light hooked up to the power switch to let me know that it is on? hehe
Maybe I could mount an old cigarette lighter in the hole....
Mount a mirror, so I could watch myself use the SS?
Oh! How about a "headstock-cam"?
Seriously tho, a gooseneck light might not be a bad idea...
