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Manufactured/Badged by:
Shopsmith, Inc.
Tipp City, OH; North Dayton (now Vandalia), OH; Dayton, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	6"x48"
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	555355 Belt Sander
Date of Manufacturer:	1992
Serial Number:	1222892
Last Updated	1/28/2014 7:32:46 AM

Comments:

>>HISTORY<<
Shopsmith 6x48 vertical/horizontal belt sander, for use on the 5-in-1 machine, variable speed Power Station or separate motor driven stand.
Continuous service, since purchased new in January 1993.

>>MACHINE<<
The main castings are machined aluminum and the platen is a steel plate.
The table top is machined cast iron.
Both drive and idler drums are equipped with ball bearings.
A dust collection shroud surrounds the drive drum. A 2½ diameter elbow allows easy hook-up in vertical and horizontal positions.
Opposite the pulley is a 5/8" diameter accessory shaft.

For the first twenty years, this sander was driven by the Shopsmith variable speed Power Station.

Now I have installed it on a particle board sub-base, using the Shopsmith accessory stand base.
It is now powered by a ½hp 1750rpm Craftsman 115.6962 motor.
Both machine and motor are equipped with 2½" pulleys and a 4L belt.
The set-up is now installed on a rolling stand with other sanders.

Photo 1:

Comments: Horizontal position-drive pulley side
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Photo 2:

Comments: Horizontal position with table as a stop
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Photo 3:

Comments: Horizontal position with table in line and flap sander on accessory shaft
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Photo 4:

Comments: Vertical position
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Photo 5:

Comments: Craftsman ½hp motor fits nicely under the sander in horizontal position
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