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That would be where the sonic screwdriver is mounted when not in use or left somewhere unknown or fallen on the floor or left by another tool...algale wrote:Off topic, but what is that thing (see annotated pic)??
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Chuckle. Son is a big fan and has been getting me into it. Love the new Dr. Weird looking magnet.reible wrote:That would be where the sonic screwdriver is mounted when not in use or left somewhere unknown or fallen on the floor or left by another tool...
In none Dr Who terms that would be for the 5/32 Allen wrench, (some times referred to as the magnetic attachment point, or MAP)
Ed
...and when in Horizontal Boring mode, when the arbor needs to be locked in an off-base position to accommodate a different bit length, wooden it be nice if there was a way to just pop off the handle, move it to a better position, and simply pop it back on? I don't know how many times I've sayed to mahseff, boy I wish somebody would come up with...reible wrote:When I finished turning my 6 pens today I went back and made a few more changes so this becomes more and more obvious.
When you remove the quill or get a new one you need to wind the spring so the quill will return. If you turn it just one turn and then put the quill in you might find you have it set too light and it doesn't return well. So you take it out and wind it 2 times and see how that works... (Shopsmith does have a value that they recommend but it is not a law. I often have the spring set with less return pressure then they recommend. In fact I change it from time to time depending on what I'm doing.
Now the problem that I've heard that people have is the lever ends up being in the wrong position for the powerpro. I would guess that it looks like this:
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Now remember that the handle is not moved to another notch, it stays in the same one it is in that picture. By moving one gear position (20 deg) the handle is now located as shown here. Yes this does change the spring tension but believe me it is no big deal.
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Remember this is moved one tooth, but it still not where I like to position my handle so lets go one more tooth.
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AH just like I like it and the tension also feels good.
Looks like I don't have to order any new handle to solve this issue.
Ed
algale wrote:Off topic, but what is that thing (see annotated pic)??
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