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Hello Putttn--
I have used my SS 500 (no upgrades) table saw for 25+ years, for everything from house remodels to small boxes. With a nice Freud carbide combination blade, I have never had a project it couldn't do. I actually prefer the tilting TABLE of the SS better than the tilting ARBOR of a ...

I just had to point this out: Hidden in the Shopsmith "Spring Project Days" catalog, among many other good deals, is a particularly good deal on lathe turning stock. Both spindle turning stock (555957) and bowl turning stock (522253) are available. I haven't used the spindle stock, but have made ...

Hello Jimthej--
If the idea is to put a different "look" on the plastic veneer of the cabinet faces, this might work: Krylon makes a spray paint called "Fusion" which is designed to chemically fuse with plastic, such as lawn chairs ( http://www.krylon.com/) . It works quite well, especially for ...

In addition to batg4's good suggestions, you could use a router table with a fence and a 45 degree chamfer bit. You can put a smooth, accurate 45 degree miter on a board up to 1 1/4" thick, depending on the size of the bit. Rockler has them: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2124 , but I am ...

I agree with Dean about limiting exposure to potentially toxic materials. I have used Simple Green and WD-40 to clean up table saw and jigsaw blades, but have not tried them on bandsaw blades. I suppose the WD-40 might make the blade slip on the drive wheel. I have been impressed with citrus-based ...

Thanks, Dean. I have tried that several times, but when I try to upload the small .doc file, I get an error screen saying there has been a failure of the forum database, so the uploads don't occur. This didn't happen with my previous uploads. The Webmaster has not been able to give me an answer, so ...

Greetings--
I have written instructions describing how to make two jigs that really help when cutting and gluing up the blanks for laminated bottle stoppers. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get them to attach to my SS Forum messages. Instead, I have put them on my personal Web site for fellow ...

Hello No Name--
I remembered your posting when I ran across an article on building a wood lathe out of plywood and a furnace motor, in the Jan-Feb 2004 (Vol. 13, No. 73) issue of ShopNotes. The article is available here in bound volume #13 here:
http://www.shopnotes.com/bound-volumes/
It looks ...

Hello ferree--
I agree with everybody...all three classes are excellent, and Rick is a great instructor. I had been using my Shopsmith for over 20 years, then took all three classes and learned a great deal.

By the way, Shopsmith owners seem to love to get together and share information. Since you ...

Greetings--
I haven't forgotten my promise. I have tried for several days to upload a Word .doc file (1.01MB) with pictures and plans for two jigs for the laminated bottlestoppers. The forum computer says there is a database error, but I am unable to contact the forum tech person for help. If the ...