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Part of the problem is that wet sanding and polishing removes the UV coating on the lens, so it won’t last. The only product I know of that has a replacement for the UV is a headlamp repair kit from Novus. Its not the 1-2-3 kit - its a kit specifically for headlamps.

Congrats - that looks like a nice set!

Once again, very nice!

Looks good John! Set up that way, changing height looks like it would become easier/less complicated. Do you find instability (racking) becomes more of an issue without the fixed table included in the set-up, or does it seem fairly stable as is? Oops, I just noticed you are using the fixed tables t...

Looks good John! Set up that way, changing height looks like it would become easier/less complicated. Do you find instability (racking) becomes more of an issue without the fixed table included in the set-up, or does it seem fairly stable as is?

I love the look of your shop Mark! Makes me want to come over and play

reible wrote:
I think I'm talking myself into keeping two set ups.....

I think you are too

I would consider myself far from being an expert turner or sharpener, but so far I have been able to get by using just the base jig plus Varigrind attachment. There is a skew jig available, but so far I've been able to use the regular table with a little care. All my bench chisels and plane blades w...

Look up "Jacob Anderson Shopsmith" on Youtube - he has a few videos on speed control that might help you work through the issue. Here a link to one of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4oaJCKKT3E

I've always liked the European multi-purpose machines - if space and budget were no object, I would consider one for my shop.