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Ed, Check the last Sawdust Session... Cutting Irregular Shapes . Bottom of "the blackboard" will have detailed plans. Nick demos it in the video. I thought of a few past projects where it would have been handy. It being slow here, I puttered in my "Man Cave" following plans and ...

I'll again vote for birdhouses. I started with them when I, like you, bit down and got a complete SS workshop. Complete rookies need an easy place to start. While the lessons are good, I watched a lot of "Norm", then grabbed a birdhouse book. You get immediate satisfaction, and if you can...

Care to list the size, source, prices on those thrust bearings? I'd considered a Carter stabilizer upgrade but that seemed unnecessary. I'm sold on Timberwolf....and ordering direct from them (Suffolk Machinery) is as easy as dealing with Shopsmith. Right now this band saw is working as good a tuned...

Tough to say that it was the new ceramic blocks, but I can finally get the drift corrected on both my 1/4" and 1/2" Timberwolf blades. I had about all but given up. I used the older method of sawing freehand along a straight line halfway down a jointed board, then clamp it down, then align...

I have here, a "54 Shopsmith sales display unit. Price is marked $259...... It's cool display. The demonstrator must have this behind him. All the extra tools like the sanding disc have a "slot"..... The previous owner kept his tools likewise.... Now I'll see if I can make Dusty happy...

I just got my new blocks. Service was of Shopsmith quality. All I asked them was "How do I buy? I want a set." and the next thing, a set appeared in my mailbox. Total to me was $15.75....on The Honor System. Far cheaper than Cool Blocks and Wow, that's trust and American service. I emaile...

JBillups....Lets' review ..... I drove about 80 miles towards the coast to pick up a basket case SS 500. I had been looking for a lathe and could only find over prices machines I could not afford. Here is this best part... this one was a freebie off Craigs List, but needs alot of work. I watched Nic...