1989 new to me shopsmith
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:08 pm
Recently bought a Shopsmith mark v 510, that was bought new by a guy and his father in law, in 1989 in Texas, it came with the band saw, scroll saw and dust collector, and a whole lot of documentation.
Owners manual, self study, text book, plus 3 heirloom projects, (workbench, entertainment center, and woodworking fundamentals).
99% of everything was there, minus the drill chuck, and the lathe face plates, but it did have a dado blade kit, and arbors on every saw blade.
So after watching various videos online, I decided the best plan, was to clean, wax, and oil, since it has been sitting idle for a number of years, (I did lower it up before I bought it), the plan was to clean and lube it, the let it run for about 20 - 30 mins, slowly going through each lettered step on the speed dial, just to wake it up, and get it moving again, after running to dial up and down, I set on G, and let it run the motor for another 10 minutes.
It sounds smooth, changes speed smoothly, with a little hang up where I belong it has been run before, for the dado, and saw.
I haven't made a single pile of sawdust yet, but I am planning to soon,
Owners manual, self study, text book, plus 3 heirloom projects, (workbench, entertainment center, and woodworking fundamentals).
99% of everything was there, minus the drill chuck, and the lathe face plates, but it did have a dado blade kit, and arbors on every saw blade.
So after watching various videos online, I decided the best plan, was to clean, wax, and oil, since it has been sitting idle for a number of years, (I did lower it up before I bought it), the plan was to clean and lube it, the let it run for about 20 - 30 mins, slowly going through each lettered step on the speed dial, just to wake it up, and get it moving again, after running to dial up and down, I set on G, and let it run the motor for another 10 minutes.
It sounds smooth, changes speed smoothly, with a little hang up where I belong it has been run before, for the dado, and saw.
I haven't made a single pile of sawdust yet, but I am planning to soon,