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LOL!

I've had my Shopsmith since 2007. It has only been in the last 5 years that my wife "respects" what I turn out of the shop...

Chris

Wow, that's actually pretty impressive!
We'll call you Dr. Bose...

I also have the Ingenious Mechanicks book about the Roman workbenches, etc. At the end I quite enjoyed the read and the historical journey. I didn't build such a bench but I was more inspired to use other workholding forms and not always a bench vise.

Chris

Wow, what a saga!
In 2010 I found out about the whole PowerPro & "kick the GFI circuit" tendency which has been discussed much since then. I'm assuming your AC power is actually OK from the wall?

Chris

My wife thinks the wild mulberries falling on our exercise trail are fewer in number this year... Would you agree? I don't know who else to ask

Solvent such as acetone does help -- but particularly if everything gets good and warm out in the sun.

I'm often reminded how many chemical actions really do better with heat... just like they taught in school, but easy to forget!

Chris

It’s mighty pretty! But I’ve just gotta ask: How square were you able to make it? I’m accustomed to tuning up metal squares, but I’m clueless as to how you tune a wooden one. Hmmm.... how square? I don't have a measurement, but I look for a nice even light-reveal when I compare it to my metal squar...

Thanks All! I got bored and made another one. This one, I used the SS bandsaw rather than tablesaw for making the bridle joint portion. This is oak on the bottom leg, locust on the upper leg. Both pieces culled to near-perfect quarter-sawn-ness from larger stocks, using the SS bandsaw. OakLocustSqua...

Sounds like you're good to go! The SS bandsaw really holds its own; I resaw a good deal on mine, too. For quietness, the factory bearings usually got noisy a while after installation. I think, if memory serves correct, I changed the bearing(s) nearest the tension adjuster to be rubber-seal type rath...

I got mine today, Wednesday the 20th.

Chris