Smitty
JAN/FEB
2003
Volume 46/Issue 1
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
Classic Rolltop Desk
• 16-Drawer Apothecary Chest
• First Class Letter Box
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Should
you have a Thickness Planer in your shop?
Service Pointers
MARK
V Service Pointers
Safety Tips
Hearing
Protection
What's
New
When
accuracy counts Incra Rules
EDUCATION
• Find
A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You
• National
Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH
ONLINE
CATALOGS
• Online Accessory Catalog
• Request
Printed Accessory Catalog
• Online
Replacement Parts Catalog
MARK
V INFORMATION
• Find
A Shopsmith
MARK V Demo Near You
• Request
MARK V Information Package
LINKS
•
Links Worth Visiting
•
Free Woodworking
Tips
FEEDBACK
Contacting
Shopsmith
Copyright
2003.
Shopsmith, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
ASK SMITTY!
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Here are the questions . . . and SMITTY’S answers for this issue!
If you're having a problem
setting-up, aligning or maintaining your Shopsmith equipment, you should
contact Shopsmith's Technical Support Staff (NOT Smitty).
Call TOLL-FREE, 1-800-762-7555 during normal business hours to
speak directly with a Shopsmith Technical Support Representative.
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Helping
an older MARK V run a peak performance
From Mike Frantz of Huntington Beach, Ca., writes:
I am
a new owner of a Shop Smith Mark V, or should I say new owner of a vintage
machine!!! I just recently received it from my dad. He tells me it is
over fifty years old. I have been wanting this machine since I was a kid!!!!
I want to treat this machine right and hopefully I can get it to last
another fifty years. I was just online and purchased a dust cover (to
keep the elements out), both drive belts (suggested due to excessive vibration)
and a few other miscellaneous parts. My question to you is, for the age
of this machine, is there anything I should do right now to help it run
it's best?
I would suggest that you call our TOLL-FREE Tech Services hotline at 1-800-762-7555. When you do, have your serial number handy (It's stamped on the aluminum piece on the auxiliary spindle end of your Headstock). They'll tell you what to do to “tune it up”....and help you order an owner's manual (if you don't have one).
Ask them about upgrading your quill to a TWO-bearing quill (instead of the single-bearing model that came with your machine). Depending on its age and how the motor runs, you may want to get a more powerful motor (if your machine has a 3/4 hp model)....although it's not necessary if it's running properly.
Replacing
a Bandsaw Tire
From Bob Ross, via e-mail:
What's the best way to remove the old tire from my Bandsaw's upper
wheel? It is "welded" solid to the wheel. I don't want to damage the wheel.
I have just ordered the tire and glue.
There's no easy way. Start by removing the wheel. Be VERY CAREFUL if you decide to clamp the wheel in a vise that you don't bend it. Since it's made of aluminum, it's soft.
Next, determine what kind of glue the old tire is attached with. If the glue squeeze-out is yellow and soft, it's an older bandsaw and has been glued with contact cement. If it's clear and hard, it's a newer bandsaw and has been glued with Cyanoacrylate (Super-Glue).
First, cut a slit across the tire with a utility knife. Be careful not to cut into the wheel...then heat the tire with a heat gun (preferably) or a hair dryer on high (if you don't have a heat gun) to loosen one end so you can get a grip on it with a pair of pliers.
Start pulling on the tire as you move the heat around the wheel...until you've separated the tire from the wheel. This will take a while!
Now, comes the messy part. Once the tire is removed, you'll have to remove the adhesive before you can install the new tire.
On older bandsaws (contact cement), use lacquer thinner. On newer bandsaws (Cyanoacrylate), you'll have to use a Cyanoacrylate solvent.
WARNING: Be sure to do this outside where you have plenty of ventilation....keep these solvents away from open flames, burning cigarettes or other items which could ignite them!
No matter which, it will take lots of “elbow grease”....a bunch of rags....and a putty knife or scraper. Again, be careful not to gouge the wheel in the process.
Install the new tire, following the directions that come with the glue & tire.
If you decide that it's too much work, call Shopsmith's TOLL-FREE Technical Services Hotline (800-762-7555) and make arrangements to return the wheel to us...and we'll do the job for you.
