Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:13 pm
Without a speed reducer I don't think any Shopsmith makes a bowl lathe.
When I made my ER FrankenSmith, I did basically the same thing. I cut a piece of 2X6 to fit inside the base of the Mk5 headrest, with 10 degree bevels at each end. Fit perfectly. I drilled 2 holes in it, to use the bench tube bracket bolts, as well as using some construction (OK, sheetrock) screws in the holes on the sides, that attached the legs.billmayo wrote:I had to drill 1 1/2" holes into the wood platform at each end under the extension table and SPT support tube holes located in the base arm and headrest. The tube holes are 1" but I went bigger at 1 1/2" so my measurement did not have to be exact. The 3/8" long threaded rods is all you need to hold the base and headrest to whatever platform you are using. No holes were drilled in the base or headrest. The base and headrest I used came from a Shopsmith that was not secured on the back of a pickup truck and fell off. Most of the leg bolt holes in the base and headrest were broken out so this was the only solution for these parts. You could use one or more wooden spacers (2X12) under the base and headrest if the Shopsmith is setting too low on whatever platform you are using.
steve