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I think Ron was Saying CS for customer Service to find out if they are available.

wlhayesmfs wrote:I think Ron was Saying CS for customer Service to find out if they are available.

i.e. Shopsmith Customer Service.

furniturebypete wrote:Thanks for responses everyone! So it sounds like the ss will work as a pin router, at least on a limited basis. So my next question is, where can I get the pins? It looks like I'd have to buy a whole set-up just to get the pins from ss. Is there any place to just get pins to create my own pin routing cut-outs?

Another solution for the pins is a dust collection insert with pins (originally for the drum sander):

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/sn_tableinserts.htm

Is it accurate to say the reason for Mark VII incompatibility is that the dust collection interferes with the MVII trunion ??????? I believe the table inserts are interchangeable!

If I were going to attempt pin routing with a traditional headstock or the PowerPro, I would get or make a blank table insert and install a 10-32 threaded insert in the table insert to receive the pins. Placement of the threaded insert would be critical since the pin must be directly under the router bit. I guess you could just drill the hole for the threaded insert using the correct sized router bit in the router bit chuck or a drill bit in the drill chuck.

Dust collection would have to be from above the table.

I think that with the slow feed rates using the traditional headstock, it would take a long time just to cut one duplicate, but should be quite doable with the PowerPro. Actually, when the PowerPro was launched I wondered if this was the beginning of the end for the OPR.

If someone would like to buy me a PowerPro to try this I'll give you a complete report!:D

Sincerely,

Ron309753

Ron309753 wrote:If I were going to attempt pin routing with a traditional headstock or the PowerPro, I would get or make a blank table insert and install a 10-32 threaded insert in the table insert to receive the pins. Placement of the threaded insert would be critical since the pin must be directly under the router bit. I guess you could just drill the hole for the threaded insert using the correct sized router bit in the router bit chuck or a drill bit in the drill chuck.

Dust collection would have to be from above the table.

I think that with the slow feed rates using the traditional headstock, it would take a long time just to cut one duplicate, but should be quite doable with the PowerPro. Actually, when the PowerPro was launched I wondered if this was the beginning of the end for the OPR.

If someone would like to buy me a PowerPro to try this I'll give you a complete report!:D

Sincerely,

Ron309753

There will be those that consider 10,000 rpm to be too slow!;)

Not I!:p