Crafter's Station

[paulmcohen]

charlese
You are right, the direction of rotation of the Power Station is wrong for a table saw (backwards). Since you stay tuned to this forum you already know that I have had experience with table saw blades running backward, installed backward actually.

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Generally when a sawblade spins it tightens the nut holding the blade on the arbor. If you mount it backward the force of the blade starting would tend to losen the blade. Some saws solve this with a washer and slot in the arbor (I can't remember if the Shopsmith arbors do this) I have one arbor per blade and it has been many years since I have changed blades, I seem to remember the dado blade is this way but that could just be age.

[charlese]

...This carriage should be situated so the opening in the table is over the saw blade and also you'll want to mount the table so it is facing the "rear" of the PS. ....

Whoops! This statement in my previous post is mistaken.
The saw table should face the front rather than the rear.

Other parts of my earlier post are O.K. Still sounds like a formidable job!

[charlese]

Generally when a sawblade spins it tightens the nut holding the blade on the arbor. If you mount it backward the force of the blade starting would tend to loosen the blade. ....

Good catch Paul! This would pose an additional problem for such a conversion.