Smitty
MAR/APR
2005
Volume 48/Issue 2
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
The Sheltered Swing
• Turn-Of-The-Century Medicine Cabinet
• Puzzle Power
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Basic
Joinery - The Mortise-And-Tenon
Service Pointers
MARK
V Work Table and Carriage
Woodworking
Technologies
Stepped
Dowels
Safety
Safety Lessons I've Learned
What's
New
Rip
Scale Upgrade Kit, Cabinets, & 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
Copyright
2005.
Shopsmith, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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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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Permanent
dust collector piping
From Billy Smith via email:
I have
a 2hp, 3480 rpm, 1600 CFM Dust Collector that I want to set up in my shop.
It has two, four inch outlets, so I can set it between my MARK V and my
router table. It's sitting about six feet from each machine that I need
to hook up. Can I simply run a four inch flexible hose across the wall...then
install a gate-valve dropping from the four inch hose to a two inch hose
near each machine?
Yes, you can...considering that you're only going about 6 feet in either direction.
If you were to be going longer distances, it would be wise to install hard metal lines to a point near each machine...then your reduction blast gates and flex lines to your tools.
The ridges in flex lines create a lot of friction and slow down the air flow...hampering your collection efficiency.
Be careful about using PVC lines. They can build up static electricity...which can be dangerous. Even plastic flex lines can do this. You should ground your Dust Collection lines to be safe.
Firing-up
a discovered MARK V
From Larry F. via
email:
I recently bought an old school house and in the cellar, I found
a Shopsmith MARK V model 500. I was wondering what I should do to get
it running. The machine has very little rust and only a couple of places
where the paint is chipped. Even the cord seems to be in fine shape!
I have no idea how long it's been sitting there...perhaps not to long. The person I bought the place form had no idea how long it was down there, either.
DON'T TURN THE SPEED DIAL UNLESS THE MACHINE IS RUNNING!
My vote....plug it in and turn it on. If it runs OK, turn the speed dial up & down (ONLY WHILE THE MACHINE'S RUNNING) and see how everything sounds. If it sounds OK, you're probably alright.
If it doesn't, call our TOLL-FREE Technical Services Hotline at 1-800-762-7555. Shopsmith's Technical folks will gladly walk you through all the necessary steps to identify what (if anything) is wrong with it. Sounds like you got a GREAT BONUS with your purchase! Welcome to the Shopsmith Family.
