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How long are the dowels? If long enough, use the 1" dowels as legs and turn the shaped ones down for the thin spindles on some footstools. The tops can be caned, woven rope, Shaker tape, or paper rush. Check out some of the Shaker style footstools to get an idea of what I am talking about.

How do I go about getting my headstock to slide easier along the way tubes? I've tried both waxing and rotating the tubes, but I don't see much of any improvement with it. I'll get it to the point where it will slide pretty easily through some of the distance, but then it will hit a section with in...

Hey Karl; Lots of good advice so far, but I thought I would chime in with something that has not been mentioned yet. The very best and easiest way to get accurate 45's on your miter gauge that I have found is the Miter Set. https://www.shopsmith.com/product-page/miterset-standard-exclusively-made-fo...

Karl;
Very nice first project!

Hi Karl; Per Gemini: "Keyway stock, also known as key stock or keystock, is a type of machine key used in mechanical systems to transmit torque between rotating shafts and components. It's a bar of metal, typically rectangular or square in cross-section, that fits into a matching keyway or key ...

a thin rip jig, professionally built/homemade cross cut sled, zero clearance insert, set up blocks, SS riving knife for non through cuts, and dado blade. Many thanks, Karl Hi Karl- Welcome to this very informative forum and congrats on your new to you Shopsmith. There are many folks on this site wi...

Thumbs Up! I really like this idea!

So I guess the ideal "3 machine" combo is: router sled + planer + table saw. Forget the jointer. Stumpy's video makes this point. I'll just put in a quick good word for the SS jointer here. A long time ago I learned the acronym FEET as a way to keep track of how to mill a board. The first...

Depends on your point of view, I think. Its like mounting a turning on the left hand spindle...now the piece is turning clockwise, per the operator's point of view, making it possible to reverse sand the piece. When mounted on the main spindle that same piece is turning counter-clockwise, as seen fr...

Looks like a fun project. Thanks for including the link, otherwise I would have no idea what in the world a "yarn swift" was! Looking forward to more pix as you go along.