tom koehler wrote:
I know the ShopSmith is not the best tool in the world, but for my situation,
it is. That said, I have learned to accommodate some of its shortcomings, and
have worked on overcoming some of the others. To that end, I finally got
around to wiring up a 4-way switch so that I can now reverse its rotation for
sanding my turnings. I'm makin' sawdust in two directions, now, and likin'
it.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming. Just had to
gloat.
tom koehler


Being an amateur... Why reverse for sanding?