Another Use for Leftover Parts

[SDSSmith]

Found this on craigslist. Contacted the fellow and this is part of his response:
"My Dad had (now mine) a Shopsmith 10ER, and saved cases of spare parts. I bought a 10" table saw, and used it until I wore it out and bought another. It was the type of table saw where the whole motor is hidden, direct drive to the blade. I threw all that under slung stuff away. It was easy to weld the Shopsmith quill to a large plate, and use the 10 ER as a drill press to make the bolt holes for mouting. The iron deck was easy to tap, for bolting down the plate. Putting a motor under the machine was also pretty easy. Just about any Shopsmith accessory is going to fit on the two steel tubes, as the spacing is consistent with the later Mark V. To save a little space, I took the table saw body off it's widely splayed legs, and replaced that with a wooden box, but the old table saw could go back on legs too if someone wanted it that way later. I'll attach a photo of the machine with a Shopsmith jig saw in place of the belt sander. It is a clearer photo of the two tube mount setup, and you see how a longer belt would replace the drive to the disc sander."

As I like to say, "A Shopsmith is a thinking man's machine (or woman's).";)

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[quote="SDSSmith"]Found this on craigslist. Contacted the fellow and this is part of his response:
"My Dad had (now mine) a Shopsmith 10ER, and saved cases of spare parts. I bought a 10" table saw, and used it until I wore it out and bought another. It was the type of table saw where the whole motor is hidden, direct drive to the blade. I threw all that under slung stuff away. It was easy to weld the Shopsmith quill to a large plate, and use the 10 ER as a drill press to make the bolt holes for mouting. The iron deck was easy to tap, for bolting down the plate. Putting a motor under the machine was also pretty easy. Just about any Shopsmith accessory is going to fit on the two steel tubes, as the spacing is consistent with the later Mark V. To save a little space, I took the table saw body off it's widely splayed legs, and replaced that with a wooden box, but the old table saw could go back on legs too if someone wanted it that way later. I'll attach a photo of the machine with a Shopsmith jig saw in place of the belt sander. It is a clearer photo of the two tube mount setup, and you see how a longer belt would replace the drive to the disc sander."

As I like to say, "A Shopsmith is a thinking man's machine (or woman's)."]

HMMMMMMMMM!