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Scott Markwood from My Growth Rings pointed out that the speed reducer doesn't work great for drilling because it's supposed to be locked down on the way tubes with a bracket assembly and then the quill can't be extended. That wouldn't affect using it in lathe mode. Ed, it may have been MY speed re...

Thanks for the synopsis, David. The observation of the use of a riving knife possibly being able to help is based on the thought that if the stock is partially though the cut, as this one was, the riving knife would act upon the surface of the kerf where the blade was making the correct depth of cut...

Tomorrow morning, I’ll post a new video and this one disappear, thanks to the way the YouTube algorithm works. This topic is to important to let it fade away. If you use your Shopsmith, as a tablesaw, there are some critical safety lessons to be learned here. Scott Too Important for a "Clickbai...

I asked Shopsmith about the ad on Facebook and below is their response.

Steve, like others have said, your dad brought so much value to this community and will be missed. Thanks for updating us and so sorry for your loss.

Sounds like an urban myth to me!!! That's what happened. Scott, Okay, I'll play along. Where are the pics of the flipped over Mark V? Any other details for how this happened, i.e. what was being tested specifically? Up above, you can see where I posted a video of the Bosch Reaxx (small, light porta...

RFGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:10 pm Sounds like an urban myth to me!!!

That's what happened.

Norm was not involved in the decision. Shopsmith supplied a load of tools for Norm's use, and after we (The staff of Shopsmith's "Boston" store) delivered and aligned the tools for their use, they insisted that we come back and cover or remove all the logos. At the time Shopsmith was battl...

admin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:59 pm See if it works now. I added a redirect.

If not, please let me know what the link (URL) address it is using.

Thanks

The link that I saved years ago is: https://shopsmith.com/ss_forum/community

JPG, this is what I see when I click on the book mark that I have used for years: