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http://www.novatoolsusa.com/NOVA-DVR-Wireless-Remote-55518.htm hopefully Shopsmith will sell enough PowerPro units that Nova or Shopsmith will offer this upgrade.

I'm afraid I don't see the need to control a lathe from across the room.
With all of the phone calls my wife and I get from people supposedly butt dialing us it just sounds like a bad idea. I would hate to think that bumping something with the back of my hand might start something up when I was not ready...
Or somebody's kid finding it on a table or dresser and pushing the buttons.


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I am having trouble seeing the practicality of this. It takes BOTH hands to use it(when wrist mounted). I think the headstock display would need to be visible(so ya kin see what you are/have done).

Tis TDS for my fat fingers:rolleyes:?

Might be nice when cutting large sheet goods that cover up the power switch.

JPG40504 wrote:I am having trouble seeing the practicality of this. It takes BOTH hands to use it(when wrist mounted). I think the headstock display would need to be visible(so ya kin see what you are/have done).

Tis TDS for my fat fingers:rolleyes:?

Might be nice when cutting large sheet goods that cover up the power switch.

When I still had my woodshop in the barn with the farm shop I had my big 4'x6' tabled tablesaw sitting in the area under the kind of low loft. I had wired the saw for 220V and mounted an old heavy disconnect with 2 fuses over head where I could reach it easy when standing at the front of the saw. I don't recall how it was rated but I just used a pair of 15 amp fuses in it (not even time delay or slow blow). It was operated with a sort of "T" handle that you pulled out to turn it on. It was very nice to cut a big sheet then reach up and slap the switch off without having to look away from the saw.
I also pulled a 110V leg off of one side and the neutral (after the fuse) to plug a shop vac into and also a small work light. The SV and the light just used their own switches since both were easy to reach.
That switch and outlet are still mounted there. No way I could reach it in this shop. Also nothing in this shop is stationary and everything gets moved around constantly.
I'll probably wear out casters constantly changing my mind.



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As much as I enjoy the pair of remote switches for my dust collector, a remote for the Power Pro sends shivers up my spine. No thanks I'll pass on that toy. Jim

fjimp wrote:As much as I enjoy the pair of remote switches for my dust collector, a remote for the Power Pro sends shivers up my spine. No thanks I'll pass on that toy. Jim

On a related note(butt dialing), I went out to move my car from the front yard after letting SWMBO out at the door.

I discovered all the windows and the 'sun roof' wide open. Apparently the remote control key and other items in my pants pocket decided the car needed some fresh air!

Do not know how long it was so freshened, but the car was there for a couple of hours.

Fortunately it did not rain while so 'conditioned'.

And then there is the night the gendarmes arrived when I 'sat' on the remote burglar alarm button.

Several reasons I want it;

1. Stut off the machine without trying to find the switch under a big sheet of wood.
2. Turn of the machine under a bid sheet of plywood
3. Turn on and adjust the speed of the bandsaw without going around the the side.
4. Adjust the speed of the lathe (by sound)
5. Emergency shut off

If you don't want it don't but it but the fact the Nova the made the feature standard on their machines says something about demand.

paulmcohen wrote:Several reasons I want it]
[*]Stut off the machine without trying to find the switch under a big sheet of wood.
[*]Turn of the machine under a bid sheet of plywood
[*]Turn on and adjust the speed of the bandsaw without going around the the side.
[*]Adjust the speed of the lathe (by sound)
[*]Emergency shut off[/LIST]If you don't want it don't but it but the fact the Nova the made the feature standard on their machines says something about demand.

NO thank you. I might turn the dust collector on and off via a remote switch but not the Mark V, not for any reason.

A lathe MAY BE a different story but the Mark V and Mark 7 are not just simple lathes.

As for Nova - they just found another way to differentiate their product (and to sell some users upgrades).

If you really want a remote on/off capability, you can buy a remote controlled switch from Rockler, Woodcraft, ACE, etc.

JPG40504 wrote:On a related note(butt dialing), I went out to move my car from the front yard after letting SWMBO out at the door.

I discovered all the windows and the 'sun roof' wide open. Apparently the remote control key and other items in my pants pocket decided the car needed some fresh air!

Do not know how long it was so freshened, but the car was there for a couple of hours.

Fortunately it did not rain while so 'conditioned'.

And then there is the night the gendarmes arrived when I 'sat' on the remote burglar alarm button.

Is that car a Nissan? The Altimas, at least, have a 'feature' that will roll down the windows if you hold the unlock button down for a few seconds. The remote buttons stick out enough that they can easily be pushed by snug pants pockets, such as when bending over to tie your shoes. We've not had the sunroof open, though.

roy_okc wrote:Is that car a Nissan? The Altimas, at least, have a 'feature' that will roll down the windows if you hold the unlock button down for a few seconds. The remote buttons stick out enough that they can easily be pushed by snug pants pockets, such as when bending over to tie your shoes. We've not had the sunroof open, though.

The 'function' is activated by an extended depression of the 'unlock' button.

The sunroof opens at the same time. The sunroof will stop if the button is released before complete opening.

The intent is to release all the hot air after being closed up in the sun shine.

It is not a Nissan, but the model is an ES330! Camry in disguise:D.