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WOW ive thought of a wooden bicycle, but not all wood ! that chain and rachet system is cool.

hey guys. ive been thinking about making a couple drawers and trying dovetails for the first time. then i come on here and there's a thread about just what i planned on trying, without asking first !! this isnt the first time this has happened either. you guys just seem to know what im thinking. i w...

hey all. the pens are great !! i was given everything needed to turn probably 15 pens plus 50 extra blanks. i turned one pen and that was cool, but pens are not what i want to make. ill be using the rest of the blanks for other things. one being beads for my daughter to make into necklaces. pens jus...

thanks rkh2. the dvd is on the way. and to greenvilleguy. i will be in the shop getting set up. some of the blanks are already cut and drilled, i guess its just a matter of trying. thanks again.

when i bought my ss, the guy gave me everything to turn pens. mandrels, blanks, drill bits, new pen kits and chisels. the thing is that i have no experience with the lathe. ive turned a couple pieces of scrap just to see what its like, but i have no idea how to get started on pens. could someone ple...

i forgot to post pics, so i will now. i found my ss in the local newspapers classified. i was looking for a table saw and saw "mark v shopsmith and misc. shop tools". i called about the misc. tools because i knew a ss was way out of my price range. i went and took a look and couldnt believ...

i bought mine from a man who was moving to a condo. he bought it new in 90 for the sole purpose of turning pens. i got the 510 in perfect condition along with the bandsaw, scrollsaw, jointer, router table, dust collection and many misc. items, including all the paperwork from day one to present, man...

just because i got a real good deal on my ss, i wonder how others got theirs. ill go take pics and post them later.

i built a building 20x20 with second floor. 10x20 is my wood shop in which i have a ss 510. i installed a 35000 btu heater w/ blower this year and intend on adding ac this spring. my only advice is storage off the floor and heat and cool it. its a pain walking 75 feet to use the bathroom, but that k...

awesome job on the restoration ! can i ask what you paid for it and what you expect to get out of it ? why would someone let a machine get in such bad shape ?