Using $3G Shopsmith as a fine Height Gage

[nuhobby]

Oh, I suppose I do more useless tool-tinkering than woodworking projects sometimes...


Here I have offset my 510's Main Table and Extension Table a couple of times, and used a sharp blade to mark a busted plane-tote exactly horizontally:

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Those markings aid in taking the busted halves to dead-flats on the sander:

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Typical outcome will be like the following;

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Happy woodworking / tool-hoarding!

Chris

[moggymatt]

How do the handels hold up afterwards?

[nuhobby]

Paul, I've done a number of these and they hold up great, provided the glue and clamping is done methodically. My main jack-plane has a 8-year-old splice like this.
I used to make complete new rear totes, but preserving the original profiles with a splice piece is very satisfying as well.

Thanks,
Chris