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When they hold the demos maybe they could ask some of the owners in the area to help answer questions. Make it understood that these owners don't work for shopsmith. Maybe they could give the owners a discount slip for their time. I know I would take more stock in talking to an owner than someone wh...

I hit a piece of steel cable that was about 12 inchs under the bark. The guy that I was sawing for got it out after I left and called me later to tell that it was 10foot long. Someone hung it over a limb and the tree grew around it. The worst thing is cement from lawn trees. They used to use it in r...

You should paint the ends as soon as the tree is down or it will start spliting around the heartwood. I have a bandsaw and have been sawing for about 10 years. I saw all of my own lumber and air dry some of it and have some of it kiln dryed. I was thinking about getting a Shopsmith planer but I don'...

Is there a way to adjust the tension on the handle that locks the guard on my bandsaw blade. My guard keeps slipping down while I am cutting. Thanks for any help that I can get. Ivan

I have a sawmill and when a blade gets gummed up I mix bar and chain oil and diesel fuel and spay on the blade while it is running. This is something you won't want to do in the house but you may take a brush and try brushing it on while it is laying flat.

This past summer I bought a Shopsmith with a bandsaw for 40.00 at a sale. Since then I rebuilt the head and put it to work making toys for the grandkids. I have some furniture to build and then I am moving to our other home. After the move I will be building a new workshop by using the lumber sawed ...