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I recently found a new sawhorse called a jawhorse. It answers the extra hand shortage I live with daily. I have been trying for 10 days to find one to look at. No one withing 100 miles is willing to take a risk and stock one. I finally convinced the woodcraft store in Richmond to bring one in. You ...

Mine had done the same thing....Then I remembered an old bicycling trick to secure handlebar tape which works great. So...with the new tires in hand and a can of wife's hair spray.....I prefitted/stretched the new tires and took them off. Then I sprayed the wheels with hair spray....and refitted the...

Suit yourself. I just went down to my SS parts tray and found six with "cups and teeth". Some even came painted red so I would not confuse them with the flat ones......

Doc

I had complained about this several years ago to Jan. She claimed I should either "rough up" the bottom of the set screw ( they come "rough" so they can "bite") OR replace the set screw. The "teeth" will flatten after a period of time. I now simply replace tha...

I have found that the most useful extension system for a Shopsmith is another Shopsmith sitting behind the one I am using and just providing material support.

DUH... I just hurt my head.....What an obvious solution that has never occurred to the many of us with multiple Shopsmiths....

Doc

It's supposed to be a large turning gouge that allows you to round stock fast...but have a vacuum sucking the chips out through the tool body. I bought one years ago, when "Doug" and the TA hit the Quad Cities. His demo worked fairly well so I laid the cash down.....You all know how that g...

The Viking video that is linked to above, discusses the size and why. Bottom line is 3tpi..... There was some other discussion about someone having trouble setting the tension using the internal gauge in the SS band saw. These "low tension" blades are set much lower, using the "flutt...

I love the TimberWolf blades..BUT...I'm unsure that they have changed names. I purchase them directly from the manufacturer, Suffolk Machinery. Very polite, professional, and half the price that Lee Valley or another dealer will charge. A check of Suffolkmachinery.com this morning showed me no chan...

Bob,

Just go to the other end of that carriage lock and you'll find a nut. Lock on with a 9/16 (?) and play with it. Mine comes loose from time to time. Don't get too vigorous. Try an 1/4 turn at most.

Doc

I solve almost all of the mentioned problems by having a 20 gal (?) RubberMaid tub sitting beneath the dust bag. Once bag is full, simply detach, tie/tape bag and carry away in study container with handles. Oh, and the tub keeps the bag away from cats claws or anything else that would poke holes. As...