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Thanks for your thoughtful reply........I've had my machine for 20 years now....I really see no reason to upgrade just to have more iron in the woodshed....I also feel it would be a major mistake to discontinue the 500....The machine that has been the back bone of the company.....I would be afraid ...

Just read the email Ad regarding the sale on Discontinued Items......Many are for the 500....Does this mean we are to receive no more support for these machines?:( .....dick

That's really an old timer....check under the motor cover to see if it has been kept halfway clean...Be prepared to spend some dollars upgrading everything that can't be fixed. Download or call SS for a service guide and go get it done......dick

Are you using IE 6 or later?.....Are you sure you have the right address?
Do you have good anti virus, anti spam, anti adware programs running? Are you having this problem with any other site? Keep looking....it's not the SS site....It has to be on your end.....dick

Richard Roan....AirForce 1953-1957 Radar Operator/controler..601st AC&W Sqdrn...Kassel, Germany.

Wow!! That picture stuck in my eye!! I would be proud to do something like that myself....I'll probably never get something to look like that...Thanks for the picture, it tells everyone that a SS owner can also be a real pro...dick roan

Here's a picture of the coffee table I recently delivered to ...

OK guys, I was able to get two pens out of the scraps I got from my barber....Be sure to wear a good mask/breather. I got no smell at all with my "gas mask" style mask.....two cannisters on either side for gas and one in the middle for particles....It really did the job.

To drill the pens: select ...

You might also try Rockler catalog or hardware.....Order catalog at [url]http://www.rockler.com....Largest[/url] hardware assortment I've ever seen anywhere and will be a good future resource.....dick

I've been told to wear a good mask while turning the pens....I just never thought to ask about finish used or cracking, peeling, drilling, etc. I have the holes drilled in two pieces big enough to hold "pen tubes", but I really didn't know what to expect from there....One fellow I used to work with ...

I just got my hands on enough deer horn material to make two pens if my hands are steady enough to not drill through the curves......Anyway, does anyone know what type of finish to use on the finished pens (polyurethane, friction polish, etc.)? Also will I have any unexpected problems on the lathe ...