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[quote="dusty"]Reversing the legs is not difficult. Simply drive out the pins, rotate the legs and reinsert the pin. I recommend a new pin though I have changed mine twice using the same pin.

The number of times that you can do this is, IMO, limited.

Without a reversible motor, I see very little utility in the left tilt]
Ahh but not all of us do!;) And some of us have extra tables(500). And then one is considering using a rewired 3/4hp motor for that function.

BTW If the pins are tapered, does this mean the holes on opposite sides of a post are different sizes?

JPG40504 wrote:Ahh but not all of us do!]If the pins are tapered, does this mean the holes on opposite sides of a post are different sizes?[/B]

Don't know! I'll check and if I can determine the answer without punching the pins again - I will. I have an extra pin and two tubes to check. If the holes are different size it will be a minimal difference.

dusty wrote:Don't know! I'll check and if I can determine the answer without punching the pins again - I will. I have an extra pin and two tubes to check. If the holes are different size it will be a minimal difference.

I assume the taper is very shallow. If the holes are different, reversing the tubes would change the 'tightness'. But since they are probably being 'driven in, the difference may be the reason you think repetitive 'driving' is limited.

hmph!

I’ll be back to give this a thorough eyeballin’ …

Thanks JPG.

Coincidentally, just yesterday I referred to this post in a pm to JPG, so thanks idcook for reactivating it!

And to JPG!

prmindartmouth wrote:Coincidentally, just yesterday I referred to this post in a pm to JPG, so thanks idcook for reactivating it!

And to JPG!

WHAT! You missed this one?

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=14190

SDSSmith wrote:I thought the following shows what Shopsmith did:[ATTACH]12353[/ATTACH]I have been tempted to modify a couple of arms but just have not gotten around to it.

I found the metal on the base arm was too thin to really support a threaded knob that would be used often. I welded a 1" X 4" 1/2" thick aluminum plate vertically on the outside of the base arm where I wanted the knob to fit and tapped it to use the nice 10ER knobs that I had. It was very easy to saw the notches out of the base arm to fit the base arm pin. I used a file to clean up the notches.

Thanks guys I now have a basic idea of what I would to do if I decide I need a double tilt. I had not thought of the height problem. Different thoughts always. Thanks again. Larry