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I'm amazed at the difference these make. Feels like the machine weighs 1/10th of what it did before. You can actually steer it while your moving it.
I went ahead and ordered the drill bit and metal template to do the install (Since I never seem to have good luck with paper templates). I also wanted to make it easier since I was going to be doing this solo. I didn't flip the machine just propped one end up on a low sawhorse and then did the other the same way. The metal guide made it easy to align everything and it went together smoothly. Works like a champ.
Got a few other toys in the box, a riving knife, a cover, a micro adjust collar, and an owners manual for the jointer coming from eBay. This was my first order from the mother ship and it was easy, correct, and quick. All in all I'm happy.
reddog5362 wrote:I'm amazed at the difference these make. Feels like the machine weighs 1/10th of what it did before. You can actually steer it while your moving it.
I went ahead and ordered the drill bit and metal template to do the install (Since I never seem to have good luck with paper templates). I also wanted to make it easier since I was going to be doing this solo. I didn't flip the machine just propped one end up on a low sawhorse and then did the other the same way. The metal guide made it easy to align everything and it went together smoothly. Works like a champ.
Got a few other toys in the box, a riving knife, a cover, a micro adjust collar, and an owners manual for the jointer coming from eBay. This was my first order from the mother ship and it was easy, correct, and quick. All in all I'm happy.
I'm impressed. Shopsmith must have paid attention to those of us who bought the new casters when they first came out. Several of us had problems that might be attributed to the template and reported it here. It seems that they solved that problem. Congratulations Shopsmith.
"Making Sawdust Safely" Dusty
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I installed a set of the new (red) casters on my 78' and 81' SS 500s. They were easy to install and make moving the machines a joy. SS price on these casters is fair as I explored a number of sources for similar wheels and never found an exact match and most were more expensive.
"... and it was after long searching that I found the carpenter's chest, which was indeed a very useful prize to me, and much more valuable than a ship loading of gold." Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, 1719
I had a question about the new castors I was wondering if someone could or would answer. When correctly installed and in the retracted position - does the height of the machine change?
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berry wrote:I had a question about the new castors I was wondering if someone could or would answer. When correctly installed and in the retracted position - does the height of the machine change?
I didn't experience much, if any, change. Because the casters are a bigger diameter the structure that mounts the wheels is moved and you are left with the same height when extended. Now that said, I didn't do before and after measurements - just seems the same to me.
"... and it was after long searching that I found the carpenter's chest, which was indeed a very useful prize to me, and much more valuable than a ship loading of gold." Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, 1719
I agree with WmZiggy. If the height changes at all it is so very little that it is indiscernible.
The installation procedure requires that you redrill the legs so that you can reinstall the casters in a new (higher) location. The change in mounting position facilitates the larger wheels without changing the final table height.
Gracious no, do not make the table any higher. I almost can't reach it now. I wrestle with this constantly. I have given serious consideration to losing the legs in favor of a lower table saw. Why have I not done that? Because that would lower everything else and they are fine the way they are.
I would use a platform but (being clumsy) I would probably fall off or trip over it.
"Making Sawdust Safely" Dusty
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Retracted the height stays the same since the machine is resting on the metal stand. With the new casters extended I think the height is the same as it was. But I didn't measure before I changed them. You move the caster carriage up inside the legs about 2" which I think is about the same as the difference in the height if the casters.
Dusty I didn't even really look at the paper templates but the metal one is nice it has a bar with holes predrilled and a pin that registers in one of the existing holes. You stick one of the screws through the second existing holes and then just drill through the two remaining guide holes. It was really easy and everything lined up well.
reddog5362 wrote:Retracted the height stays the same since the machine is resting on the metal stand. With the new casters extended I think the height is the same as it was. But I didn't measure before I changed them. You move the caster carriage up inside the legs about 2" which I think is about the same as the difference in the height if the casters.
Dusty I didn't even really look at the paper templates but the metal one is nice it has a bar with holes predrilled and a pin that registers in one of the existing holes. You stick one of the screws through the second existing holes and then just drill through the two remaining guide holes. It was really easy and everything lined up well.
I guess I could say that I invented that. I made something similar from a piece of wood using the paper template. The wooden template then became my drill guide and I positioned it on the legs using an original mounting hole.
"Making Sawdust Safely" Dusty
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After seeing it, it would be easy to make. You could measure the distance between new and old holes on the paper template, use the legs as a guide and drill the holes in it, then use it to transfer the holes up the legs. It would save the $17. I just wasn't real sure what I was getting, but knew I didn't want to deal with the paper template. Every time I try to use one of the paper templates that comes with a cup hinge I end up frustrated and with holes that are off. I'm sure the problem is me but I guess it's best to know your limitations.
reddog5362 wrote:After seeing it, it would be easy to make. You could measure the distance between new and old holes on the paper template, use the legs as a guide and drill the holes in it, then use it to transfer the holes up the legs. It would save the $17. I just wasn't real sure what I was getting, but knew I didn't want to deal with the paper template. Every time I try to use one of the paper templates that comes with a cup hinge I end up frustrated and with holes that are off. I'm sure the problem is me but I guess it's best to know your limitations.
What costs $17?
"Making Sawdust Safely" Dusty
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I wrestle with this constantly. I have given serious consideration to losing the legs in favor of a lower table saw. Why have I not done that? Because that would lower everything else and they are fine the way they are.