Tool Rest Issues on Your Shopsmith Lathe?
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2024
- If your tool rest is too crowded or your mandrel is awkwardly mounted, this video is for you!
Here are a few options for you:
🟢 This mandrel plugs right onto the end of your quill, and this one even includes a matching brad point drill bit: amzn.to/3wcOiuA
🟢 Shopsmith's site is a mess at the moment, and for some reason a search for the 1/4" router chuck, PART #514632, is giving erroneous results, so either call or message customer service or take a look on eBay: ebay.us/dHQzUm Just note that MOST of the chuck listed on eBay are the 1/2" version, so look carefully before bidding or hitting the Buy Now link.
🟢 This mandrel is a KILLER deal and can be used in your drill chuck or a 1/4" router chuck. amzn.to/3So8JfE When you use it on a Shopsmith you simply use it without the included MT#1 drive.
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I've used the Penn State Shopsmith adapter with good effect. To minimize bowing the mandrel under axial pressure, Penn State makes a live center for the tail stock that the mandrel passes through, so that a knurled nut securing the workpiece bears on the live center.
The biggest challenge I have is getting the tail stock center aligned on-axis with the head stock. The single set-screw tailstock often doesn't bear evenly on the eccentric insert (which may be a function of insert machining). May be time for a double set-screw tailstock.
Yes, I have the very set up, but it’s a MT1 version used on my grandson’s mini lathe. Not a bad idea at all.
I use the same setup. I picked up a double set screw setup on eBay for $18 and shipping.
I have the universal rest system it came with three additional rests and one was a four inch rest. Great video love the router arbor tip. The universal tool rest has a banjo arrangement which makes for more flexibility.
I have a 4" rest somewhere, and that's a great tip. I don't yet have a universal tool rest, but one of these days I will. Scott
Thanks for some focus on pen turning on a SS, Scott. I've been doing a lot of it lately. To overcome the "8 inch tool rest is too wide for pen turning" issue, I bought an old 8" rest on ebay for $25 and cut an inch off of each end with a hack saw. I expected the edge of the rest to be hardened, but it was quite soft and easy to cut through. The resulting 6" rest is perfect for pen turning.
Smart.
Definitely do more turning videos!
Thank you for another great tip. I learn something new with every video you post.
I really appreciate your suggestion of grinding a flat on the pen mandrel!
Happy to help!
Very creative. Another example of the versatility of the Shopsmith system. Thank you.
Wow - I learned so much in this one video! I didn't realize there were so many pen mandrel options for the Shopsmith.
As always, thanks for a well done video. I have been turning pens on my SS for a few years now, and I use the mandrel that Penn State sells (fits on the 5/8" spindle). I have turned both wood and acrylic with no issues having the tool rest a bit further away from the stock. That's probably because I take light cuts and the blanks are pretty small. I noticed you weren't using the mandrel saver, a device I really like. It puts all the pressure on the bushings instead of the shaft of the mandrel, thereby eliminating the chance of bending the shaft. Blessings, Glen
Yeah, I actually have a Mandrel Saver on my grandson's lathe, but it uses a MT1, which obviously won't fit the SS.
Great Information. There's always a way. Just think out of the box.
Thanks Jody!
I've ben turning pens on my Shop Smith 510. I did get that mandrel that mounts on the Shop smith it works great. i did start out using the 1/4 router mandrel . I haven't really don't have a problem.
Well, bless your heart, Scott. I have been turning pens on my Shopsmith for many years. I have used my router chuck as recommended by Vince at the Woodworking Unlimited store in Tigard, Oregon. I LOVE my Shopsmith ❤😊
I bought a 5/8” mandrel mount from Penn State. I’ve had good luck with it. Not expensive. Works well, and it’s considerably narrower than the drill chuck.
I’m sure someone has already mentioned this, but it’s just as easy to use the smaller 4” tool rest.
Yes, several people have, but that’s what happens with good ideas!
Looks good!
Thanks for the assist, Tom.
@@MyGrowthRings Always ready to criticize.
Love the videos, I’m learning so much I wish I could have from my father. I have been using my Shopsmith more and more since I inherited from my father. Been doing pen turnings and a few humidors. The last one was either a bad kit or my Shopsmith is misaligned. I feel like my spindle has a wabble. I’ve tried taking the twist out but it still “feels” off.
It might be worth checking everything with a dial indicator.
Excuse me for asking a off topic question but I think you are the man to ask. I have you ever owned a superShop or a total Shop. The China made 220 volt oversized shopsmith. I have located one with a bandsaw for less than $500. The ability to work aluminum and other metal and have a xy feed is what makes me like them. Plus they are a solid state speed control not sure if it uses a Vdf or what. But I have 3 Shopsmiths it is not like I am replacing them. Well maybe one of them Lol as I am in a small garage. Just wondering your thoughts and experience and things to look out for. It has a bandsaw the dude says it powers on but that is the extent of his knowledge. It looks to have a jointer as well. Ill the Shopsmith tools interchange. I have been looking for one ever since I passed on one 10 years ago. I think Harbor freight sold the super shop for a bit. Smithy marketed the total shop but they are one in the same. Thank you.
Sorry to hijack your comments you can email me if you wish at this address I do not check it real often but I can make an exception. Lol
Just to be clear, the Total Shop multipurpose machine was made inTaiwan and was a copy of the Shopsmith Mark V model 500. There have a been a couple multipurpose machines over the years called Super Shop. One in the late 1940's and perhaps even into the 50's that was something like the Shopsmith 10ER. I believe that the Super Shop you are referring to was the larger machine that was marketed for use with wood and metal, which was originally made by a company called Fox, and later produced in China under several names, including Smithy and Central Machinery (Harbor Freight). If the machine you've found is a Fox Super Shop, I'd be all over it for $500. If it's any other variant I'd be hesitant to bite. The quality of the Chinese machines really seemed to vary quite a bit, and I'd have to give it a serious once-over. One thing to be aware of is not all versions have a motorized carriage. That's something you'l want if you are ever going to do any metal work with it. Good luck! Scott
The shorter 4” tool rest would come in handy as well. Even buying a used full size tool rest and cutting a bit off of each end. I’m interested in pen, turning, but haven’t done it yet. What is your opinion on a mandrel saver?
I think it's slick, but again, you'd better have a 4" tool rest because it's a tight fit.
Shopsmith makes a 4 inch tool rest.
Yes, you are correct.
My carriage is missing the up and down lever or crank. Using vice grip now. I tried to buy the parts from SS but they did not have the individual parts I needed. Bummer. I did find a whole carriage on eBay . Question: I think I have a model 500. (Small table no round tubes on the table) are the 510 or 520 carriages wider? I do not plan to used the table saw ( I have two others) but I want to make the drill press and lathe work well. What should I be looking for?
Yeah, Shopsmith no longer has parts for the model 500, but you can find all of those on eBay. There are several people who make a business of parting them out. Yes, the holes that support the post on the main table and the tool rest on the 510/20 carriages are much wider. A 510/20 carriage can be added to a model 500. There are so many ways you could go, but I would start by looking at Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace to see what a whole used machine is selling for in your area. You might be better off going that route.
@@MyGrowthRings I bought this one for $40 . It has the bandsaw and 6” belt sander. I mostly wanted a bandsaw , drill press and lathe . I may look for another. Used in my area are about $400.
@@danyoungs4061 Forty bucks!?! That's incredible! Good for you!
Would the alignment issue be improved or worsened using a keyless drill chuck?
Most keyless chuck introduce more runout, but it really depends on the quality of the chuck.
@@MyGrowthRings I was thinking of the Shopsmith Keyless Chuck. I have one and love using it for drilling operations. I have not yet gotten into pen turning yet, but intend to soon.
@@Swiley3362 Give it a shot.
Thank you for another great tip. I learn something new with every video you post.
Glad to hear it!