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If you want a before and after look at electrolysis, look at my some of my post of when I refurbished my shopsmith. Electrolysis, if done correctly will bring it down to bare metal. You will still need to use a wire brush to get some of the excess rust off then prime and paint with quality paint. To...

REIBLE; It is definitely a learning curve compared to a standard table saw. You hit the nail on the head, I did not adjust the headstock lock position. I am now sure, if I would have accomplished that one detail, I could have had a safer cutting session. 8iowa, Thank you for the invite, and yes, I d...

Wow, I never expected so much great advice within such a short time, THANK YOU all for your help. I honestly could not have gone this far without each and everyone of your help. When I posted yesterday, I stopped when my project was looking like the drawing member REIBLE posted. After getting his ad...

darn, I'm doing it the hard way, I knew I should have rounded the sides on the shop smith, but I think with my excitement to start my first project on the machine, I just got blinders. Thanks, I will just cut another piece and trim the sides.

Thank you for the reply, but how deep of an X do I need to cut ( by any chance do you have any example pictures)? So instead of using the gouge tip, are you saying to lean the tool back to the bevel? I have a question about the Shopsmith rest; am I suppose to follow the angle of the rest since I;m n...

I have a question that I hope don't seem stupid, but I do need some professional answers. O.k, I am trying the lathe for the first time tonight, by trying to make a cheap pressure treated 12" 4x4, round (Trying to make a roller if it turns out alright). Anyway, I set up the lathe as per shop sm...

Welcome to the forum Paul, I recommend you go to http://www.shopsmithacademy.com to look at sawdust sessions to see maintenance videos so you can see the proper way to maintain your machine. Hopefully some of the more experienced Shopsmith owners will hop in to give you more (better) advise than min...

Thank you for the comments; I am hoping to get a belt sander for this machine in the future, but I have to get healthier so I can finish the rest of this Shopsmith. In the future, I wouldn't mind acquiring an older machine to refurbish, but I have enough projects now. Currently, I am planning on mak...

Thank all of you for supporting your service members;There is a-lot of people (military and civilians)around the world, fighting for our freedom. I do hope I get another opportunity to deploy, but I am unsure since I have 6 disk fused. As far as the motor running, I took SDSMITH advise and turned th...

I forgot to mention, this shopsmith is not just for looks, I have already did several small projects and just waiting until I get better then I have a large gazebo project momma wants me to accomplish. Just to let everyone know, if you ever break your accessory piece to mount from headstock to acces...