Blade guard and dust collection

[Ed in Tampa]

I can see how at first take some would call it a pain but if you consider all the functions it serves and think of the time to set each in place it might not be that big of pain.

First is a blade guard. True usually the SS bladeguard once set in place doesn't have to be readjusted there are times the blade guard gets in the way.

Second top side dust collection. To do that without this you either must jerry rig some sort of dust collection or buy the Sharkguard for the Shopsmith that has dust collection built in.

Hold down: Here I think the Shopnote wins. Just by it's nature it becomes a hold down for nearly every cut. To duplicate that on a SS with this jig would be very time consumming. Yes I know most don't use a hold down but it does add to accuracy and safety.

Remember this is used in conjection with the fence so it mostly rip cuts, usually we make a series of identical rip cuts in each project so setup time needs to be spread over multiple cuts.

[efmaron]

Bruce,
I have heard that opinion many times over the past 28 years that I have owned a SS, about the SS from woodworkers that have never tried one.
From the very begining the SS was based on set up change.

[Bruce]

Bruce,
I have heard that opinion many times over the past 28 years that I have owned a SS, about the SS from woodworkers that have never tried one.
From the very begining the SS was based on set up change.

Perhaps you should read the whole thread. I was not referring to setting up the Shopsmith. I do have one, after all.

[keakap]

I don't subscribe to Shopnotes but the more I read various issues the more I think I should. This magazine is reasonably prices and packed with ideas each of us can easily make in our own shops.

Ed,
I subscribed to Shop Notes from issue #1, dropped it for awhile then restarted recently. There is some excellent stuff in many of the early issues.
If you come across another project that appears interesting and can't find the issue, I can fairly easily check my collection and see if I have it, and if so scan the pages for you.

I also subscribed to WoodSmith nearly from its inception (soon after I bought my SS) and kept that up most of the time. That guy is even better.

The producers have an index available, I believe, going back to the beginning