After 33 years with my Woodfast, a Vicmarc VL240 is now on the way!

[Odie]

Odie, you must be in heaven with all these new problems to think up solutions for. "It's what you're good at, Butch"--The Sundance Kid, r.i.p.

Hello Dean......

Ha,ha......It does give a guy a certain sense of satisfaction to come up with solutions that solve troubling problems.

....and, it also gives you plenty of aggravation along the way!

 

[Kent Reisdorph]

I see. The Rikon headstock is square, so where it meets the ways the "corners" on the ways are exposed. That's where mine gums up.

Grabbed a photo so I could show the difference.

 

[Mark Jundanian]

Question - with the pivot HS, will the swing away TS serve a purpose?

One advantage of a swing away is that it lets you slide on other equipment (e.g. hollowing rig) without having to remove/lift off the TS.

 

[Odie]

Grabbed a photo so I could show the difference.

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I see.....and suspect any sliding, or sliding AND pivoting headstock would be subject to debris getting inbetween the mating surfaces. Shouldn't be too much of a problem, but there should be some effort to keep those surfaces clean.

=o=

 

[Odie]

That shelf with the metal plate is great for storing magnetic jigs, plus there is space furthest from the headstock for the light.....when that is appropriate.

=o=


Here's a little tip for you guys....

See those plastic mini-clamps hanging on the dowel?

They are used on turning tools to show that the tool hasn't been used since it was last sharpened. I have a habit of sharpening several tools at a time, and occasionally at a later time, I've forgotten whether it is a freshy sharpened tool or not. This is the solution to that.....no guesswork!

 

[Larry Mercier]

plastic mini-clamps hanging on the dowel

Odie, your ability to see a solution to a problem, as presented here, is impressive.