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beeg wrote:Ya forgot that they also HELP people with problems or questions.

We were told (when I was in real estate) that research has shown that a customer's attitude begins to deteriorate when he is put on hold, and it only takes 17 seconds for that attitude to become predominantly negative.

I have seen plenty of trash at HF, including the $19 imitation Sawzall that didn't saw all, or even anything. On the other hand, I've bought a number of little things that, as someone else said, aren't mission critical. There are a few fantastic bargains. You can get a fantastic Japanese dovetail sa...

Three or four years ago I purchased a really nice knife sharpening system as a gift for our son. I mailed it priority. About two weeks after Christmas I finally asked my son how he liked it. The silence said it all. He never did receive it. When I complained to the PO they referenced a mail truck t...

I asked this question about the metal table for the band saw, but maybe the answer is different for these. The lathe cups and drives have a black finish on them. I'm guessing it's some sort of black oxide finish, since it isn't paint, it doesn't stop rust, and any rust remover takes it right off. An...

I DO know that both FedEx and UPS usually move stuff much faster than they have to, then hold it until the guaranteed delivery date. I've watched a guitar sit in the UPS terminal in Mesquite, TX, for four days before they would deliver it to me. But then, if they were in the habit of delivering earl...

Yeah, shipping seems to be the hot ticket.

I've had very good luck with UPS, and pretty poor service in times past (but not recently) on USPS.

We're up visiting my wife's mom in Massachusetts. It was her dad who gave us the Shopsmith. I knew some parts were missing, so I took a quick look in the shed and found the lathe cups and lathe spur that were missing, in addition to the 1/2 inch router chuck and a router bit. Now...the question is, ...

mgdesigns wrote: BTW: The drive hub I mde from a set collar works great. I trimmed up 6 guitar necks right to the lines today,

I'd like to see some photos of the guitar necks and some explanations of what you're doing to them. In another thread, in another forum section, of course.

In all honesty, I was on my way to buy a link belt when I remembered that I had seen a lot of short belts at the local Ace Hardware, and stopped by there. If this belt doesn't cut it, I'll take other steps...but in the meantime, the Shopsmith is working again, and not smoking, shaking, etc.

When I have more time, I'll take off the belt cover, run it up to full speed and down to minimum speed and either take photos or a video. I don't know what full speed actually is on the ShopSmith in RPM, but it sounds plenty fast enough. But, let's say it's normally (just to pull a number out of the...