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As of a discussion with the wife, she is of a mind the she now wants sassafras objects, and other household projects done with the new found resource.

So now I get to learn how to mill my own,

Reason I'm asking is I have sassafras on my property, and have to thin them out to open up the canopy, because it is over crowded,

So I am figuring about a 1/4 to a 1/3 of them need to come down, which equals to anywhere between 15-30 trees coming down, averaging from 8-12 inches in diameter.

I did do like a break in run, ran the motor with no load, and slowly went through the alphabet, pausing on each for about a minute, then did a slow sweep from slow to fast and back down, and it is clearing up, Last night I ran then power station with the band saw mounted on it, and the dust collecto...

Anyone have any experience with sassafras wood, I have access to an ample supply of green, and also cured.

Thank you for the advice of the belt dressing, I was hoping not to have to disassemble the machine any more than basic maintenance at this time, until I become familiar with it. With that being said, upon reinspection there is a smoother feeling spot on the pulleys, so I am of a mind that the . mach...

Recently bought a Shopsmith mark v 510, that was bought new by a guy and his father in law, in 1989 in Texas, it came with the band saw, scroll saw and dust collector, and a whole lot of documentation. Owners manual, self study, text book, plus 3 heirloom projects, (workbench, entertainment center, ...

Braggs Oklahoma here,