Smitty
JULY/AUG
2005
Volume 48/Issue 4
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
The Heirloom Cradle
• The Spirit of St. Louis Toy Airplane
• Making All-Purpose Wooden Boxes
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Properties
of Cabinet Lumber
Service Pointers
Bandsaw
Service Pointers
What's
New
Lift-Assist
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
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2005.
Shopsmith, Inc.
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Checking
Jigsaw Oil Levels
From Robert R. via email:
I have
an older model Shopsmith Jigsaw that I purchased recently with a used
MARK V. Unfortunately, I don't have a manual for it and it seems to be
very noisy during operation. I suspect that it's low on oil...but don't
know how to check it. Can you help?
There are three possible answers to your problem:
Actually, checking the crankcase oil is a fairly simple operation. Start by mounting the Jigsaw on your MARK V, as if you were going to use it. Remove the cover plate from the drive hub side of the machine, then back out the filler screw in the base. Be careful not to lose the fiber washer.
If no oil runs out once the screw is removed, squirt 10-weight (NON-DETERGENT) oil into the hole until it begins to run out. When the reservoir is full to the level of the hole, replace the filler screw and washer.
Determining
angles for compound cuts
From John U. via
email:
I'm attempting to build some unique tapered boxes and need help
determining the proper setting angles for making the required compound
cuts. Is there a chart that provides these angles?
Yes, there are numerous charts available for making these determinations. Here's a website address that will help you compute the proper angles.
