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saltyric · 11-07-2003, 07:00 AM

I learned a few things about my shopsmith last night (I've only been using it for about 4 years!!!)
1) Horizontal drilling is fantastic. After a taking the time to set it up correctly, I drilled about 20 blanks and only had two mis-haps. One of which I was able to fix.
2) I had been turning at way to slow RPM. I cranked it up last night and got much better results.
3) If you want a REALLY smooth finish, sand while it's on the lathe as usual, then grab a handful of sawdust and run it up and down the plug while it's turning. This effectively polishes the plug.

11-07-2003, 07:00 AM	#8
saltyric Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Marblehead, MA Posts: 865	shop smith experimentation! I learned a few things about my shopsmith last night (I've only been using it for about 4 years!!!) 1) Horizontal drilling is fantastic. After a taking the time to set it up correctly, I drilled about 20 blanks and only had two mis-haps. One of which I was able to fix. 2) I had been turning at way to slow RPM. I cranked it up last night and got much better results. 3) If you want a REALLY smooth finish, sand while it's on the lathe as usual, then grab a handful of sawdust and run it up and down the plug while it's turning. This effectively polishes the plug.