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Folks, thanks for your inputs. Nick's video is outstanding. My bow saw will not cut through enough of the log to finish cutting it in half before the bow hits the end of the log, but I do have a hand saw that I can try to use. Nick's idea of using a plane to flatten the side of the log then works, a...

Hi, I have a 520 Shopsmith with the band saw. We lost a redbud tree in our front yard, I ended up with a roughly 10" diameter trunk piece that is about 24" long, and I'd love to cut it into boards to make a project. Per https://www.lumberjocks.com/DocT/blog/22403, "The reported specif...

The legs? on my greenie base are a bit rusty. I have a can of the Shopsmith green spray paint, but would like to ask of this august group what sort of rust removal product you might recommend for cleaning up the legs in such a way that they would be repaintable. What's your experience, and thanks in...

I've never solved this problem myself; I in fact just purchased a used bandsaw that I'm in the process of blueprinting to get ready to use. I did find the following links: https://www.rockler.com/solving-band-saw-blade-wander https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/stopping-wandering-band-saw-blade/ http...

The post and screw assembly makes wonderful sense, thank you very much. I did try larger pilot holes to no avail, and this approach gets around that problem. Here we go!

Hi: I'm in the process of trying to re-hang the cabinet doors in our kitchen after having them refinished. The hinges are old and worn out, and are a model and style that is no longer manufactured. The doors overlay the cabinet fronts by 1-1/2 inches, and are only 1/2 inches thick. As a result, I ca...

Hi: I've recently begun to break out my 520, and in particular the router table that I bought some years ago and never set up. It's the Mark V model: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/rm_routertable.htm What router fits this beast? My Craftsman router has a small insert with roughly a 2-3/1...