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by drifter17
Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:39 am
Forum: Community
Topic: It Has Been Good Working With You
Replies: 30
Views: 7475

If you want to make a flyer you could use scribus. very nice program
by drifter17
Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:10 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: sources for wood
Replies: 2
Views: 1582

sources for wood

As a new guy I would be interested to hear where some of you guys have been able to find wood. I know from reading post after post that the are some very resourceful folks lurking about. If your like me you spend so much on the tools you cant afford to buy the twisted junk they call lumber at the ...
by drifter17
Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:54 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Two months in to my new addiction
Replies: 4
Views: 1318

it is 36" by 80" on the bench reason being is I was at lowes one night and found a solid core door with a rough spot in it on clearance for 7.00 so I used it for a workbench top with 1/4 plywood overlay that I can replace when damaged. The bench hight is about 44 its kinda high for most people but i ...
by drifter17
Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:48 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: It Has Been Good Working With You
Replies: 30
Views: 7475

Most MS programs will not run on Linux without the use of an emulator such as "wine". but this is not needed because for most MS programs there is a Linux alternative most of which to not cost anything, MS Office- OpenOffice or LibreOffice do the same thing and are free they will also work on you MS ...
by drifter17
Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:43 am
Forum: Community
Topic: It Has Been Good Working With You
Replies: 30
Views: 7475

If your having problems such as malware or viruses I would suggest you get rid of windows and install Linux. Mint is a very user friendly version or Ubuntu is good as well. just download it, burn it to a disk and install the new OS. I have been using it for years and have converted most all of the ...
by drifter17
Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:31 am
Forum: Community
Topic: Two months in to my new addiction
Replies: 4
Views: 1318

Two months in to my new addiction

OK guys i hope you don"t mind me sharing but I had to tell someone that could appreciate my situation. To start off I have always wanted a shopsmith every time I saw one growing up I always thought that would be the way to get started in woodworking> I am a novice to say the least that said I have ...
by drifter17
Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:58 pm
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: on the cover
Replies: 16
Views: 11186

Well done sir
by drifter17
Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:02 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Position of rip fence on 510
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Might be a little of topic

Like the title says not the same thing but along the same lines and I would like to get the opinion of the experts on the forum. I bought a 505 that was barely used and in great shape but I wanted the 510 floating tables ect. Last week I found a good deal on an older 510 that came with a DC3300 that ...
by drifter17
Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:50 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: new to Shopsmith
Replies: 18
Views: 12745

Thanks for the Inspiration guys

I have been going round and round over making a workbench in my shop area. I am new to the shopsmith world after being intrigued by the idea of them most of my life I finally bought a 500 with a bandsaw 3 weeks ago off craigslist here in Oklahoma for 360.00. It had several items missing but runs ...