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I've just finished viewing a recent episode of "The Woodwright's Shop" on PBS (episode 2710). It focused on the German woodworking of the Moravian settlers of Old Salem, NC. A hand-made, foot-powered spring-pole lathe was featured early in the show. But this was no ordinary lathe. There wa...

Penn State sells only the 1" 8tpi adapter. I believe the Barracuda4 takes a 1-1/2" spindle, hence the need for a second adapter.

Has anybody used the new Barracuda4 chuck on the Shopsmith? I've found a good deal on them, but can't find an adapter for it's 1-1/2" 8tpi spindle. Would it be possible to stack adapters, i.e.; Shopsmith 5/8" to 1" 8tpi spindle adapter attached to a 1" 8tpi to 1-1/2" 8 tpi s...

I have recently purchased a barely-used Mark V 510 (circa 1990) with almost all the bells and whistles (bandsaw, jointer, planer, belt sander, strip sander, scroll saw, dust collector). It also came with boxes of extras like blades, push sticks, shaper fence, routing guards and the like. I've identi...