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Hi Steve, I saw the post, and where you are from north central Ma. I'm from Pepperell Ma. So I figure you're not too far away. I'm hoping to be a Shopsmith owner by the end of January. So, hi.

Here is the completed sanding station, except for new belts comming from the Mother Ship.


As an FYI, I cut off 15" and in doing so, I can slide the main table to the right and just barely change the disk without removing it. But as John indicated in an earlier post it looks like I could have safely cut another 6" if the need to make it shorter is required or desired.
Again many thanks for the ideas, suggestions and help....

Steve

artman60 wrote:Hi Steve, I saw the post, and where you are from north central Ma. I'm from Pepperell Ma. So I figure you're not too far away. I'm hoping to be a Shopsmith owner by the end of January. So, hi.

Check your PM's

Looks nice, but I still rather have my set up where the disk butts up to the table so I can set the table height at or just below spindle/disc center.

ERLover wrote:Looks nice, but I still rather have my set up where the disk butts up to the table so I can set the table height at or just below spindle/disc center.

Can do with this. There is enough to slide the table to the right to allow the disk to be positioned on the left....its just 15" shorter...

Thanks. Steve

ERLover wrote:Looks nice, but I still rather have my set up where the disk butts up to the table so I can set the table height at or just below spindle/disc center.

Why?

Dust collection, dust collection. Sanding dust is terrible. I have no dust issue with the disk in the table slot. The same is truE with my Performax drum sander with a 4" port. NO sanding dust. Why is the center if the disk so important?

Oh, BTW I can still set the disk on the edge of the table. Best of both worlds.

To both, I was making my comment on the pic of his set up, and I think in an earlier post I made mention I had a home made DC not a SS one, which would make a difference also. So I do mine my way, I have the smaller table size and by doing it my way I have more usable table surface for stock support. I am not saying I am right, or his was wrong, just a comment and observation.
In my earlier post I mentioned I do it so when I go to the belt sander I only have to move the power head, not the PH and table also.
The other reason I do it my way, is I have 3 disc with different grits on them and when using them to get to a final finish I dont have to mess with the table, because I have the quill extended just enough to be a 1/8" from the table and by releasing the quill retracts enough to change disc, about
1 1/2".

The center line of the disc(not the center where the arbor is) is moving almost straight down when the table is near the 'center'. Scratch pattern is almost linear rather than an arc.

Also those of us with aluminum disks realize they will not work inside the insert(not very well). Not at all with a Mark 5/V-500.

And we been doing it that way fer a half century. Dust collection? What's that? Know better now, but a lot of dust has been airborne.

JPG, will since I never tried to set the disc in the table insert like a saw blade, never gave the aluminum disc a thought about fit, yes I have about 4 or 5 Aluminum disc and only one flat steel one.

cooch366 wrote:I know pictures or it didn't happen. Here is my soon to be sanding station.

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Picked up my fourth ( yes I know I have a problem). It's a 510 came with a jointer and some extras. Needs some TLC.

So the next project begins. Who needs woodworking projects when you can have Shopsmith projects. Maybe after this is done I'll build something out of wood.

This is too funny! If you've got a problem with a fourth, I'm hopeless with 8 ER's, 2 Mark 2's and 1 Mark 5... Just can't get enough of this!!!

Mike