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Over the last several weekends I've been using my JessEm table saw stock guides a lot. Boy, do I like them! I mounted mine to my 520's rip fence with a couple of Shopsmith t-nuts and I can put them on and take them off in under a minute. I posted about them a while back. http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewt ... es#p221583
I think they've made my rip cuts more accurate because the stock doesn't wander from the fence, and they really help me keep the stock under control.

This got me thinking: What's your favorite accessory for your Shopsmith that is NOT made by Shopsmith?

My V-Drum sander.
Or maybe my Nova chuck.

I will say it is my larger than life cross cut sled. Since I have a dedicated table saw the full sized SS is not used for plain ripping very often. It stays set up about 80% of the time with the cross cut sled. I use it to break down long rough cut stock and just about everything else that takes advantage of a sled.
I do have the Jessem stock guides for my router table. They work extremely well and I have considered buying a set of the table saw guides for the Powermatic PM2000. They could easily be moved to the SS if needed.

It's gotta be my Jointech Saw Train with the built in router table, hold downs and excellent, full length, adjustable feather boards.

I would also have to go with my Stockroom Supply drum sander. Moving to the ShopSmith from a standalone unit had the following advantages.

1. For me, the working height is much better. The table top used to be about 46" high when it was sitting on my bench which was a little bit too high for me to work comfortably.
2. Because it is driven with the ShopSmith, it is variable speed from 700-5200 RPM
3. Since there is no motor on it anymore, it weighs about 15 pounds less. For an old guy like me, that's a big advantage.
4. I could claim that it has more power since it's now driven by the 1 1/8 ShopSmith motor, but who am I kidding. 3/4hp was always plenty and the additional power isn't going to make a bit of difference.

I would have to say my jigs to help me sharpen tools on the Shopsmith. They have been handy.

Aside from some sharpening jig stuff, I think my "unsung hero" would be this wood headstock-cradle I made.

This takes the 1959 shorty way past "shop Deputy", into "Shop Rube Goldberg" territory. Really nice to have this 2nd machine doing its tricks...

Chris