Supporting Shopsmith on Lumberjocks forum

8iowa · Post by **8iowa** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:06 pm

Incredibly, my home page on the Lumberjocks forum has now had over 800 "hits". This is a very large woodworking forum with a substantial number of new members just coming into woodworking and asking advice on tools and shops. Not surprisingly, I'm outnumbered, even though there are several active shopsmith owners present. It is somewhat frustrating to see newbys who must set up shop in 1/2 of a garage being bombarded with suggestions and recommendations of separate tools.

Those 800 who have entered my home page, http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/8iowa ,certainly get to know more about Shopsmith than they ever/never wanted to know.

My point here: Even though this is a great forum, we are mostly the "choir". I know that many of you have great shops and woodworking knowledge. Why not enter this forum and post pictures and blogs about your shop and projects. This is like free advertising to a specifically targeted group.

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:09 am

Great idea!
Just to name a few, there's also Woodnet Forums, Sawmill creek and Router Forums, and several ww discussion groups on Yahoo where we MIGHT have some influence with ww newbies.
I've often wondered why someone at SS doesn't promote the Sawdust Sessions outside the SS owners community. There is a lot of good info there for other than SS users.

8iowa · Post by **8iowa** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:42 am

pkni:

Frustratingly, here is an example of how new woodworkers are being led into woodworking today. This guy's shop, in 1/2 of a garage, would have been much better off with a Shopsmith.

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Hrolfr/workshop

Missed opportunities...............

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:49 am

Yep. Went there and read his thread. False economy IMHO. My shop is 24X32 and I use the SS as a table saw, sander, router table and bandsaw.

pinkiewerewolf · Post by **pinkiewerewolf** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:34 pm

ahhh the contractor's lil portable saw. I toted one of those around to job sites when I was working a second job building log houses and they are functional for crude construction where accuracy isn't important but the defection of the fence was terrible.

I've tried to chime in in favor of the Mark V when I make it over to LJ but the forum is large enough and I'm infrequently visiting it so I miss opportunities to spread the word.

In reality, I need to finish some of these projects and learn how to post photos with this MacBook. I think that would be the best way to show what Shopsmith products can produce, show em off.

I'm also on their sister site for home remodeling and I need to do the same there as most of my stuff is house projects instead of the furniture that is the emphasis of LJ.

pinkiewerewolf · Post by **pinkiewerewolf** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:39 pm

Holy smokes!:eek:
He put his drink on the Powermatic bandsaw! (The nicest and most functional piece of equipment in his shop)
Cast iron and coaster rings don't mix well and now i have a deeper understanding of how great tools can look like junk in a few short years.

I don't mean to criticize but it affects me in the same way a rock star smashing a fine guitar affects me.
Sacrilege.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:17 pm

pinkiewerewolf wrote:Holy smokes!:eek:
He put his drink on the Powermatic bandsaw! (The nicest and most functional piece of equipment in his shop)
Cast iron and coaster rings don't mix well and now i have a deeper understanding of how great tools can look like junk in a few short years.

I don't mean to criticize but it affects me in the same way a rock star smashing a fine guitar affects me.
Sacrilege.

Furthermore, it looked as though it is a glass drink container. I don't do drinks in my shop at all. Now I know I'll get pounced on for that statement but I don't.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:21 pm

pinkiewerewolf wrote:Holy smokes!:eek:
He put his drink on the Powermatic bandsaw! (The nicest and most functional piece of equipment in his shop)
Cast iron and coaster rings don't mix well and now i have a deeper understanding of how great tools can look like junk in a few short years

Maybe he has it WELL WAXED so NO RINGS!:D

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:40 pm

dusty wrote:Furthermore, it looked as though it is a glass drink container. I don't do drinks in my shop at all. Now I know I'll get pounced on for that statement but I don't.

Coffee, tea, in insulted containers. NO glass or cans. NEVER alcohol. That's reserved for later.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:05 pm

[quote="pkni"]Coffee, tea, in insulted containers. NO glass or cans. NEVER alcohol. That's reserved for later.]

What pray tell is an "insulted" container?

I do not usually go around insulting inanimate objects, there fore I do not have any~:D

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