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ldh wrote:JPG,
The pics are from a used 520 and I have no idea where the stains came from.
I honestly don't pay much attention to the cosmetic aspect of the machine, just its performance and my Shopsmiths have worked wonderfully for me over the years.
ldh

So the 'mystery' continues!:D

ldh wrote:JPG,
The pics are from a used 520 and I have no idea where the stains came from.
I honestly don't pay much attention to the cosmetic aspect of the machine, just its performance and my Shopsmiths have worked wonderfully for me over the years.
ldh

Ya, I'm with you. Cosmetics don't really mean much.

My new Greenie II (aka pinky) has the mystery drip stains also.
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Here's more evidence of the "Greenie" mystery stains.

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=42973&postcount=14
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=48300&postcount=1

mickyd wrote:Ya, I'm with you. Cosmetics don't really mean much.

My new Greenie II (aka pinky) has the mystery drip stains also.
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Here's more evidence of the "Greenie" mystery stains.

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=42973&postcount=14
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=48300&postcount=1

Mike,
That appears to be more than just a drip. I think it has a full dose and immediate intervention should be considered with possible quarantine.
ldh

Farmer,

Appears to me you are not being patient enough. If you recall, when introducing a new heifer to the milking barn, it took her a while to get the hang of where her place was. In the meanwhile she tended to be the cause of general fracas. But, eventually she settled into the routine and all went well. With all those s.s. one might expect some banging and bumping for a while, but in time they should be fine. Have you tried keeping the headstocks in stantions?
Roger

alaskanexile wrote:Farmer,

Appears to me you are not being patient enough. If you recall, when introducing a new heifer to the milking barn, it took her a while to get the hang of where her place was. In the meanwhile she tended to be the cause of general fracas. But, eventually she settled into the routine and all went well. With all those s.s. one might expect some banging and bumping for a while, but in time they should be fine. Have you tried keeping the headstocks in stantions?
Roger

Farmer likes Equines not Bovines!:D

JPG40504 wrote:Farmer likes Equines not Bovines!:D

I truly hated milking cows. My mother did all of the milking most of the time. The dairy operation was her enterprise. Before she quit and went back to school about 1958 she was milking about 45 cows twice a day. She finished high school, got a BA, a masters and a guidance cert. It paid a LOT better than milking.
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I think I about have this castering issue sorted out good enough for my purposes...
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At this point I just deleted a long complex description that was running amuck and not even making sense to me.
When I build one I will take a picture.

Do any of you know how much weight the casters will support? Can they support maybe a hundred additional pounds (with the jointer on in addition since it's the heaviest tool)?
Trying to add weight to help dampen the lathe at awkward speeds yet have the SS still be nimble enough to be raised by the caster assembly.

holsgo wrote:Do any of you know how much weight the casters will support? Can they support maybe a hundred additional pounds (with the jointer on in addition since it's the heaviest tool)?
Trying to add weight to help dampen the lathe at awkward speeds yet have the SS still be nimble enough to be raised by the caster assembly.

I have the SS band saw mounted on the end, with the casters in the down position, and use the lathe all seems to be OK. Lee

Just know of turning large diameter items and having dampening issues. Read where one guy filled the bench tubes with sand to add weight. thought that may be much for the casters to raise and lower. Just curious.

holsgo wrote:Do any of you know how much weight the casters will support? Can they support maybe a hundred additional pounds (with the jointer on in addition since it's the heaviest tool)?
Trying to add weight to help dampen the lathe at awkward speeds yet have the SS still be nimble enough to be raised by the caster assembly.

Purely a guess but I'd say easily 100 lbs., probably at least 200 lbs. Check out SDSSmith's cabinet in posts 13 and 14