"mac davis" wrote: (clip)mine is set up semi-permanently as a horizonal
drill press with the 12" disk sander on the other end..
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That's a very useful point. I have never used a Shopsmith, but I am told
that the above setup is very useful, and very rare. Because of the
multipurpose nature of the Shopsmith, you can set it up as a disc sander
with a quill feed. This allows you to sand end grain in one stroke, making
them square, true to length and smooth.