I just scored a older Shopsmith/Magna Jig saw (Green) for $50. (with a strip sander thrown in):D
I read this thread on the Jig saw http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... aintenance
It covers most all my questions for now.
What has turned out to be the best gasket material to use as a replacement?
Does anyone have a link to an owners manual?
Also it is a model 610 with a SN# of 56225. Any idea what year it was made?
Magna Jig saw questions
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cincinnati wrote:I just scored a older Shopsmith/Magna Jig saw (Green) for $50. (with a strip sander thrown in):D
I read this thread on the Jig saw https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=4218&highlight=jig+maintenance
It covers most all my questions for now.
What has turned out to be the best gasket material to use as a replacement?
Does anyone have a link to an owners manual?
Also it is a model 610 with a SN# of 56225. Any idea what year it was made?
PM me your address and I will mail you a piece of what I have left.
You can use the cover as a template. Do not overlook the breather hole(in the gasket).
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I used a roll of sheet cork for my jig saws, and it worked fine. I had never done that before, but it only took about five minutes to cut a new gasket with a small, sharp scissors. I used the old gasket for a pattern.
There is a tube in the upper right that you want to be careful not to cover up with gasket material. It leads to the breather hole on the front. This thread has some pictures of the gasket I used and the breather hole.
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... 645&page=3
I have two jig saws, and my newer one (1980) has a leak by the bearing that attaches the saw to the headstock. This leak spewed out out about six feet, so watch for that when you get yours put together.
Jerry Floren
St. Peter, MN
There is a tube in the upper right that you want to be careful not to cover up with gasket material. It leads to the breather hole on the front. This thread has some pictures of the gasket I used and the breather hole.
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... 645&page=3
I have two jig saws, and my newer one (1980) has a leak by the bearing that attaches the saw to the headstock. This leak spewed out out about six feet, so watch for that when you get yours put together.
Jerry Floren
St. Peter, MN