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Thanks Heath! That is a good idea. I am thinking Christmas gifts...

I like it! What do the inside parts look like?

fjimp wrote:... My granddaughter who was in the shop at the time of the question of why I had first aid kits at both ends of the shop volunteered] Grandpa is an expert at bleeding.[/color] Jim

Very diplomatic of her...you must be proud!:D

I used to wear my tool belt without suspenders...

I like that last one too. What if you left the dividers from top to bottom, but instead of the back panel going all the way down, leave an area of 2 to 3 inches without the panel on the bottom and you could push the bottom of the chisel handle into the space behind it and you could "catch"...

I seem to remember reading in a previous discussion regarding sleds that there could be a danger in building a sled using bars on both side of the blade. Any comments in that regard? Jim First off, why wood a sled need more then one bar? Second, if you did have 2 bars, they wood need to be perfectl...

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There is no doubt - you can buy some absolutely fantastic imported machines. You can also buy equally fantastic machines that are made in the USA but they are not designed to do what the Shopsmith does. The Shopsmith is what it is. More significantly, it is NOT what it is NOT. It is not a productio...

heathicus wrote:I always thought it was because they sat on an enclosed cabinet rather than an open set of legs...

This wikipedia definition works pretty good. You need to scroll down to see the part about cabinet saws.

I have made red comments within your quote. Is it ok to use a 220V feeder to a breaker box and then feed out through independent breakers from there? That may get around the problem, but I can not say for sure. I have a breaker box in my shed that is fed from the house. The total load in your sub-pa...