Smitty
MAR/APR
2002
Volume 45/Issue 2
IN
THIS ISSUE
Contest
Winners
•
First, Second and Third Place Winning Projects
Project
Articles
•
The Garden Bench
• Wren and Blue Jay Bird Houses
• Tapered Planter Box
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Finishing
Touches - Pt.4 Applying a Synthetic Finish
Service Pointers
Disc
Sander
Safety Tips
Ladder
Safety
What's
New
Hands-On
Timeless Classics Now Available on CD ROM
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
2002.
Shopsmith, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
ASK
SMITTY!
Here
are the questions . . .
and SMITTY’S answers for this issue!
Dust
collector doesn't work properly on Shopsmith MARK V Table Saw setup
From Roy Gunter-Smith, via e-mail:
I have a Shopsmith Dust Collector but cannot get to work properly
with the table saw. A large portion of the sawdust ends up on the floor
regardless of what I do. I would like to correct this.
If your Dust Collector is working properly with your other tools, the problem is obviously with the Table Saw dust-collection set-up.
If
you have a later model 510 or 520 MARK V.....
First, be sure your Tie-Bar Guard (Item # 155 on Table exploded
view in your MARK V manual) is in position. Some folks remove this for
drum sanding and forget to replace it.
Second, open-up the width of your lower guard until it touches
the inside of the tie bar and tighten it down.
Third, be sure there are no obstructions in the saw guard dust
collection port.
Finally, be sure to use the upper guard
If
you have a Model 500 MARK V with a metal lower saw guard.....
Call 1-800-762-7555 and request a FREE Saw Guard adapter. This will allow
you to widen the opening for improved dust collection.
If
you have a Model 500 MARK V with a plastic lower saw guard.....
We suggest that you add a Model
500 Lower Saw Guard upgrade kit -- part number 555294 -- to improve
your dust collection.
Owner
has problem with drill bit burning
From Mike Binnings, via e-mail:
I recently inherited a Shopsmith MARK V and have been going thru
each tool to learn how to use it properly. A problem I am encountering:
I have some “General” dowel hole plug bits that appeared very
dull. However, even after having them sharpened, I still am experiencing
severe burning of the wood. I have tried combinations of rpms from 1100
and up with no luck, either on pine or oak. Any tips?
Three
things.
First, I would suggest that you invest in the Basic Shopsmith
Brad Point Bit Set (1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8" & 3/4")...it will solve
most of your needs and will perform exceptionally well.
Second, I would also suggest that you run your bits at the slowest
MARK V setting....feeding them into your work slowly & withdrawing frequently
to clear the chips. This is much more important with hard woods such as
ash, oak, hickory, hard maple & cherry. You can run a bit faster with
soft woods such as pine, mahogany, fir, poplar, etc.
Third, the larger the bit diameter, the more important it is that
you run at slow speeds...again, this is especially true with hard woods.
