Shop Deputy Length

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seajay62
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Shop Deputy Length

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I am ready to put together my sanding station shop deputy. Occasionally I may replace the belt sander with my band saw. I'll be cutting down 34 inch tubes. Since I am not cutting a tube in half, do I cut them to the 26 inch or should I go a little bit longer? Would having a bit more room make set-up easier?
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I do not know where you sourced 34" tubes, but how about trying them at that length first?
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Thanks for the input. The 34" tubes are the cut offs from a shorty that I had. I'm tight on space in my shop. (So, who isn't?) I converted the shorty to a dedicated drill press by cutting 9 1/2" off the tubes and using full length way tubes that I had. I'd rather not go to the 34" length but try to get closer to the 26" but was wondering if 26 1/2" or 27" would make set-up easier.
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Seajay,

I would do what JPG suggests and set it up first with the 34" tubes and use the tools for a while so you can determine how much more shortening can be done. I am doing just that right now and trying to decide how much needs to stay before I cut the tubes.
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Below are pictures of the Shop Deputy from the Shopsmith online catalog to give you an idea of how it looks with the 26" Shop Deputy Way Tubes.

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RCZ wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:21 pm Seajay,

I would do what JPG suggests and set it up first with the 34" tubes and use the tools for a while so you can determine how much more shortening can be done. I am doing just that right now and trying to decide how much needs to stay before I cut the tubes.
This. Start long, work your way down. Too long can be fixed. Too short not so much.
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