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Sorry, the comment got me fired up again. I have had heated conversations with un-educated patent holders saying they are going to sue me. I dont sell anything but have a tools to make a lot of what is out there. I started to make my fathers today. I finished up the knobs. I just have to mill them d...

I read the LJ thread and I suddenly got aggravated by the comment the John Economaki made. "That said, because this tool has patent pending status and is copyrighted, Tony has opened up a little can of worms for himself regarding the copyright. So… what to do?" He cannot do anything. Paten...

A handyman down the street who will not ask to use the facilities when he is on a job uses this in his trailer. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015GD03W/ref=asc_df_B0015GD03W859687?smid=A32RRNN8OL8Y84&tag=shopzilla_rev_1223-20&linkCode=asn I suppose this would work for your shop. You would just h...

Found the link to the excel sheet. http://billpentz.com/woodworking/Cyclone/CycloneSpreadsheetAC080120.xls If you dont have Microsoft Excel you can always use OpenOffice which is free. It is found here. http://why.openoffice.org/index.html I also just re read your post. I believe you should be using...

Shydragon, You might want to take a look over at Bill Pentz website. There is a wealth of information on dust collectors and is also a Excel spreadsheet that will tell you the sizes things need to be by plugging in a few numbers. http://billpentz.com/woodworking/Cyclone/CyclonePlan.cfm#CycloneSizing

Just to let you guys know if you are a Craftsman Club Member you can pick up the Digital Torpedo that was referenced in the first post for 19.99 right now. I might go and pick on up later along with a few other things.

Ron most just make their own kits. Basically you would have to make motor mounts, remove the handwheels and attach a coupler. You could start out by making them out of Oak and later with the machine make them out of aluminum. I wont lie this hobby is addictive. If you want a little cheaper setup you...

Your googler must be broken so I will help you out with mine.

http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/woo ... ox/a/19187

My other hobby besides working on Shopsmith is building CNC routers. Proxxon MF70 is one of the easiest to convert. Everyone who has purchased Proxxon equipment have always been happy. Here is few videos of them at work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dvVmiKiJe0&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Video finally went live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjxHiGXaTbo