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I don't recall the vac ever having very good performance with the original bag. I also expected the vac would have improved CFM with the cyclone - as long as the transitions and hose length were minimized, which I tried to do. The CG is so off on this vac that it is unpleasant to use. Maybe relocate...

Since I do all my wood-cutting work on the driveway, my usual dust collection system is the great outdoors. Occasionally however, I need to clean up the driveway, garage and basement. I wanted a rugged, upright, wheeled vac for use on large outdoor ground areas such as garage and driveway. So for ye...

My knowledge of washing-machine design has recently undergone an involuntary meteoric increase since the forced retirement of my 1969 Norge and its replacement by a used 2016 Speed Queen (yes this is a Shopsmith-related topic, hold on). The Speed Queen was filthy, but the brand is highly recommended...

I did not know Shopsmith ever sold a flex drive shaft. Some questions: Did you get any Shopsmith instructions with it? Who manufactured that shaft? Is there a provision for lube? Grease or oil? My experience with these type of shafts are that they are notoriously difficult to re-lubricate, can only ...

Brenda recently https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=299309#p299309 advised using alcohol as a solvent for dry graphite. This allows the graphite to be applied as a liquid rather than as a dry dust. I avoided graphite powder lube because of the mess and application difficulty. Then I tried Br...

I have improved my utility tables with two improvements. 1. Casters allow for table portability - table does not stand on the casters when in use. These casters are the "plug-in" type, not the bolt-on type. They have a 7/16" dia pin-stud instead of a threaded stud. This allows for eas...

Imagine a college/university today having an industrial arts department. Headed by a PhD no less. Or an engineering graphics (drafting) department. And "Librarianship"! Even Ivy League schools had such departments. All deemed important subjects years ago, but now discarded by modern Wester...

Thanks Dave and Brenda. I appreciate everyone's input. Up the learning curve we go... As for the economics of lumber splicing, depends on the scrap volume, the lumber market price, and the labor involved. Who knows how expensive lumber will get? As for the labor involved, the combination joint I sho...

Well, I just don't want to buy the Freud tool if I can do a better joint without it. Using a finger joint to make ornamental molding is one thing, but I want to get material that is load bearing. OTOH, the Freud tool would save a lot of work. But can't use it on a Shopsmith without a speed increaser...

Ed, not sure which sort of scarf joint would work. See attached illustration. Which one did you have in mind?

Looks like if I took two scraps and joined them with a scarf, I would wind up with a piece not much longer than the original scraps. Lots of glued area however...