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Hi all,

I thought I'd share a "quick" Sunday project with you:

chrispitude's tire shelves

I figured it would take 2-3 hours, but it took six solid hours. I ended up doing a couple extras I didn't plan on originally (beveling the crossbars, countersinking some holes). See the last picture, I think you will all get a laugh...


- Chris

Oh yeah - and when using a dado, it's important to make sure the chipper blades are oriented the right way.

- Chris

Nice work, And the slice in the miter gage was a lot funnier than the one in mine! I'm not sure exactly why?:D

Nice tire rack! I remember the days when we used different tires in the winter. No longer!!!

Chris - about your last photo. My miter extension has looked similar to that for years. It is still functional. I suppose because of the angle at the top. The only difference with mine is, I don't run my blade that high.

On your new extension, try some stick on sandpaper.

Nice to hear from you, Chris! It has been awhile. Good looking tire rack and, I just want to know, what exactly is the purpose of that saw kerf in your miter extension???

The kerf in the miter extension is so I can use it on either side of the blade, of course!

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I've been away for awhile, mostly because work and other responsibilities have consumed all my time. My wife commented how impressed she was that I was talking about the shelving over breakfast, and it magically appeared by dinner. I guess that is pretty cool!

When I was putting the 15 degree bevel cut on the 2x4, the blade was binding up really bad. I only had four pieces to cut so I just powered through it, but I was a little frustrated with the machine that things rip nicely when the table is straight, but not when it's tilted. I don't know if it's my doing or not, but I did go over it very carefully when I installed the 520 upgrade stuff a year ago or so.

This afternoon I need to clean up the garage and push the poor Shopsmith back against the wall again. I'm going to need to give the headstock a spring cleaning though - the quill extension is very tight, must be some sawdust in there.

- Chris

Welcome back
Chris. You were missed here. Good to hear you are ok and still making sawdust.

kd6vpe wrote:Welcome back
Chris. You were missed here. Good to hear you are ok and still making sawdust.

Yep! 'We' been concerned about yer absence!

Have you considered the 'ripping' was thicker at a bevel than when 'square'?

When ripping on a tilted table you must always be aware that the stock tends to slide sideways on the table. If this is not guardeed against, it can cause some binding. That might have been your problem. I know of no other reason why ripping on a tilted table should be any different than with the table flat.

I have a long fence that I attach if ripping anything that extends out more than a few inches beyond the outfeed edge of the tilted table.

Good to have you back, Chris.