Smitty
NOV/DEC
2002
Volume 45/Issue 6
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
The Pembroke Table
• The Cheval Mirror
• The Child's Sled & Climbing Bear
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Scrap
Wood Secrets
Service Pointers
RUST
- The degeneration of tools & how to deal with it
Safety Tips
Horizontal
Boring Machine Set-Up & Safety
What's
New
Dial
Indicator Gauge and Adjustable Stop Collar
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!
Repair
parts for Shopsmith Model 10-ER machines
From Jack Recker, via email:
I just became the proud owner of a Shopsmith "antique", Model 10-ER.
Are parts and accessories available for this machine? It's in excellent
shape and has been sitting unused for about 30 years. I'd love to get
it back into production.
A limited number of the arbor-mounted MARK V accessories (Drill Chuck, Drum sander, Disc Sander, Router Chuck, Molding Head, etc.) will fit model 10-ER machines. A few repair parts are also available, but not many. If you need a repair part, call our Technical Services hotline TOLL-FREE at 1-800-762-7555. If the part you need is not available, you'll be sent to:
Battels
Hardware & Tools
13238 Whittier Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 698-3714
Battels had a very close relationship with Magna Engineering (the original manufacturer of the Model 10-ER machines) and has a fairly good supply of items for these machines. There is a good chance they can help you.
Maintaining
a consistent diameter, end-to-end, on a turning
From Wayne Brimhall, via e-mail:
I bought a rolling pin blank(square) to turn on my Shopsmith MARK
V. How do I keep the diameter the same along the main part with the tool
rest only 1/2 the length of the workpiece ?
Start by using a set of outside calipers (set to your desired diameter, of course) and your Parting Tool to make a series of parting cuts to your desired diameter about every inch along the length of your workpiece.
Then, turn your cylinder (between your parting cuts) as far as you can go with the tool rest (and table carriage) locked in the far left position. When you've reached the limit in this position, move the carriage and tool rest to the right and turn your next section, following the same procedure.
Once you've turned everything down as best you can, hold your 12" Shopsmith Sanding Disc (with paper attached, of course) in your hand and use it as a large “sanding block” to bring your rolling pin to final size and maximum smoothness as your turning rotates at a slow to medium speed between centers.
