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I was looking at a used Shopsmith 12" stand mounted planner. The assemble instructions for the stand had a 1982 date for its printing. The planner has a large round handle for adjusting the thickness rather than the handle currently used. My question concerns the table top. It is cast aluminum ...

Page 10 of the Jointech Reference Handbook says "Diameter tolerance is VERY critical when making box joints." I have made a couple of boxes using Jointech's 1/4" straight bit without any problems.

Good luck,
Walter

Let me see. If I buy my mandrel from Woodcrafters, then I have to continue to buy my bushings (these go inside the pen?) and blanks from them? Sorry for the dumb questions. If that's the case then it will be easier for me to drive to Woodcrafters when I need new kits. Aren't the bushings incl in th...

I haven't broken my tail stock out of the box yet. Is there any special type of "center" that needs to go on the end? I heard something about a dead/live center for general wood turning. Is the mandrel all I need to get? Walt300 says to make sure the bushings match the mandrel. Are they s...

Mike, You pens look great. I especially like the bamboo ones. For the Shopsmith you can use a mandrel that mounts directly into your drill chuck. This works very well. I have turned over 50 pens using this arrangement. {Penn Industries has a Drill chuck Mandrel. Woodcraft also has one available. I a...