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Thanks Paul. I'm planning to use the 1/2" blade to cut the segment down to size, then switch back to the 1/4" blade that came with the bandsaw to cut the box. I've seen some videos on YouTube of guys cutting thick cherry and oak with the Shopsmith - going well beyond the 6" the book s...

I should have mentioned, this is on a Mark 7 and I have a 1/2" 3 TPI blade.

Question for the more experienced Shopsmithers - how big have you been able to go on a bandsaw box? I have a green sycamore log from a tree that fell behind my house. I used a chainsaw to cut a 10-12" diameter log into 6" lengths. I was thinking I could trim the bark and about an inch from...

Thank you! This is a great tip... I'll try to make a deflector like the one in your link before my next project!

Quick question about dust collection. I have the Shopsmith DC3300 dust collector hooked up to my Mark 7, but after just a few cuts on the table saw I have a pile of sawdust under and all over the machine. Is this normal? I've never used any other small-shop dust collectors (just an industrial versio...

Thanks, I’ll look into the Shopsmith sanding options. And you’re right, I do have the shaper insert. I thought they were the same. Thanks again for the tips!

Thanks for all the feedback. I guess I'll count this as a limited success. The idea was to take a 6" length of 2" dowel, put 100 grit sandpaper around the top 3" and 220 grit around the bottom 3", and end up with a 2-grit spindle sander that I could use to sand curves. I thought ...

Thanks. My plan is to glue an old 3/8" bit into the end of the dowel and use that to mount it to the chuck, very tightly as you suggest. It would only be for very light sanding. I like the idea of doing it in lathe mode, but I don't have a jam chuck. I'll try it in the drill chuck and let you a...

Has anyone tried making a shop-built spindle sander out of a 2" dowel wrapped with sandpaper and stuck to an old 3/8" drill bit? That should work, right? I just have some pine craft boards that I need to sand a slight curve into the end grain.

I knew I could count on the ever-resourceful Shopsmith community! Thank you all for taking the time to help me out. In case you missed my earlier post, it was the leveling bolt from the bandsaw table.