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Chuck, I was using the blue paper shop towels (actually towel, I reused that too!) for awhile but I found traces of blue lint on the workpieces. Maybe I should just use a fresh sheet everytime. Hate to just dispose of stuff. I'm into recycle/reuse.

Do you smuggle Danish oil into California? I ...

Having just been woken up by several articles on spontaneous combustion I have a question.

Background- I use Danish oil, applied with a rag. Been using the same rag for weeks, maybe 4-5 days between applications. The rag seems fine, still absorbent and works as it always did.

I kept it in a glass ...

Art, thanks for the reply.

The lumber is stored for at least a week before being worked. Fitting the joints is not the issue.

The finger joints are perfect (actually a little too tight but reducing pin to blade distance makes the problem worse) but as the stock has grown during storage, the last ...

So getting a dedicated 1/4" or 3/8" dado seemed like a good idea; none of that messin' with shims.

Great I thought, until I used it. Perfect 1/4" passes. Perfect 3/8" passes. What if the stock used 'grows' in a high humidity shop? Screwed!

I only need 1/4" fingers in nominal 1.5" stock. So how ...

JPG: Species? Hardboard! Mind you, the previous user had also managed to saw through the plastic dust collector part of the lower guard and don't get me started on what he had done (more undone) with the miter gauge grip.

I'll probably buy a disc sander insert but I'll wait until I 'need' something ...

Make my own? That was the reason for the post. Is it worth getting the 'Official' Shopsmith insert or modifying something else.

Making an insert from scratch seems like a lot of work. The insert is a tool to accomplish something not a project in itself (for me at this point anyway). You could use ...

Is it worth getting the dedicated one (new as they do not come up for sale used) or chopping up a standard insert (dado might work too)?

Any thoughts? I could recycle my chewed up insert. I could get a good/better used one for the saw as they come up more often on eBay.

What would be good slot ...

Excellent feedback. Thank you.

I hadn't considered relative humidity. That probably also explains the dowel fit from a recently made batch (back-ordered, Dowel-It had run out) to some sitting around in a dry environment for a few months. I'll look into that.

Dusty, thanks for dragging yourself out ...

I have banged nails into wood and used chisels, planes and drills to cobble a few wood-based projects together in the past from shelves to kitchen installations and some remodeling.

Now I have a project, a Shopsmith and a barrel load of frustration.

I need to create (from 1.5" by 0.75" red oak ...

Bill, welcome to the forums. I'm sure many more experienced SS owners will jump in but being a recent owner of an older machine I highly recommend an overhaul (mostly cleaning and proper lubrication) before running the machine and trying to adjust anything.

If there is any stiffness in the speed ...