Search found 6 matches

by Bill0331
Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Upgrading? You've got old parts!
Replies: 10
Views: 3846

Upgrading? You've got old parts!

Hi!
At some point, I am sure that I will be bitten by the upgrade bug, but right now, I'm working with the basic MkV Greenie (and missing some of those)...

I'd appreciate if anyone might look into their old parts bins for the upper and lower table saw guards, and, if you're willling to part with ...
by Bill0331
Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:44 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Where's the Wood?
Replies: 42
Views: 16300

Where's the Wood?

Once the beastie is cleaned, lubed, and back in battery, is there a suggested source for wood beyond what we find at our big box hardware store?

Oh sage and wise ones ;) , give us newbies some of that time tested wisdom, won't you?

:D
Bill
by Bill0331
Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Neighborhood Surveillance, the lighter side
Replies: 11
Views: 3215

Adding to the list of reasons I get called a stalker...

... Now that I have a Shopsmith, and I know that some folks treat them as "operational art", while others haven't a clue, I will now peer inside workshops and sheds while on my evening walks...

... Just like I peer into garages and backyards to see if folks have old military jeeps or trucks wasting ...
by Bill0331
Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:37 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New Guy On the Block!
Replies: 6
Views: 2594

Supplemental Post (Part 2)

Finally,

I know that these are Shopsmith components, but I don't know exactly what they are:
http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii585/hvygunner0331/Shopsmith%20Mk%20V/DSCN1852.jpg

http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii585/hvygunner0331/Shopsmith%20Mk%20V/DSCN1851.jpg

Thanks for your help ...
by Bill0331
Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:35 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New Guy On the Block!
Replies: 6
Views: 2594

Supplemental Questions Pt. 1

Hi folks!

The folks who were selling this unit didn't know anything about Mk Vs, and so they dumped all the pieces and parts they guessed might be part of the unit together. I'm still learning, so I'd like to tap into the knowlege base of you folks, who know these machines inside and out (and I ...
by Bill0331
Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: New Guy On the Block!
Replies: 6
Views: 2594

New Guy On the Block!

Hello All!

My name is Bill, and I live in Rockford, WA (about 27 miles SE of Spokane,WA.)

As of right now, my woodworking skills are limited to basic carpentry, but fate has opened a door to woodworking, in which I have been interested for a very long time.

I now am the new owner of a venerable ...