Cleaned up Shopsmith

[zktk01]

Last week I bought A Shopsmith 510 it had been sitting in a high humidity area so it had some rust. I have taken it a part and oiled the motor and sheave and put blue loctite in all the set screws. the inside of the motor cover had some rust I soaked it in vingear removed most of the rust and clear coated it (aka Gas Monkey garage paint job). I put paste wax on all the tubes. This has kept me busy for the last few days. I am getting ready to start using it. Mine had the band saw attachment I like the band saw, The drill press seems like it is going to be a nice addition to the garage. I am not sure if I will use the table saw very much, although a tilting table seems neat. I probably will mainly use lathe, drill press and band saw.

I like the fact that you can still buy any part that ever breaks, and it is still a US company.

I should have taken some before pictures, but didn't think about it.
Now I got clean up some **** and make room for it.

 

[rharman]

Looks like it cleaned up nicely. Just wax the tubes regularly.

The bandsaw is probably the best attachment. The tilting table for the saw is a royal pain to use. I've probably used it once or twice.

Yes, you can get parts but they are pricey. Fortunately, there are a lot of them for sale if you need organ donors.

30+ years a Shopsmith owner.

 

[SuperCat]

Nice find, zktk01. Wish I could find a good used bandsaw attachment, been looking for quite some time with no luck. I haven't used mine much, too much junk in the garage to get to it these days. Show us what you build with it, that would make a great thread and maybe inspire a few folks to kick-start their Shopsmith projects.

 

[jimreed2160]

Great job on the cleanup. I hope you enjoy using it. Join us on the Woodworking 101 thread and share pictures of your projects.

 

[Squashfest81]

Nice find on the 510 with bandsaw. That larger table makes a ton of difference. Don't forget the 12in disk sander, awesome. Now find the belt sander.

 

[tarbellb]

You should see if they sell a light attachment...

 

[rharman]

Honestly, unless you're doing large scale work, I've found the belt sander to not be very practical. I get a ton of use from my Craftsman 2" belt / 6" disc combo.

The 12" sanding disc is nice - especially with the velcro upgrade.