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[quote="JPG40504"]She has not determined it is 'broke' yet! I doubt it is!

FGS do not push her scarey button!:D ("I am terrified"]

Yes my freak-outs are legendary. I'll try to control it on the forum

I've been going through all the "accessories" trying to figure out what they are for.

And this probably is a stupid question but.. I know what a dado is. What is a MAGNA dado?

Thanks all for the welcome. (I put my blog link on my profile page but it won't be of interest to a serious woodworker. I'm a beginner and like to build out of whatever free junk I find)

missfixit wrote:And this probably is a stupid question but.. I know what a dado is. What is a MAGNA dado?

Magna is the name of the former maker of the shopsmith.

missfixit wrote:Yes my freak-outs are legendary. I'll try to control it on the forum

I've been going through all the "accessories" trying to figure out what they are for.

And this probably is a stupid question but.. I know what a dado is. What is a MAGNA dado?

Thanks all for the welcome. (I put my blog link on my profile page but it won't be of interest to a serious woodworker. I'm a beginner and like to build out of whatever free junk I find)

The 'Magna precision dado' is a 8" heavy wobble blade with built in calibrated adjustable wedge washers(creates the wobble). Not to be confused with the SS 6" dado(stack blade).

Any body can make stuff from new materials!;) Making from what is at hand is more challenging!

Glancing through your blog, it looks like you enjoy old things, fixing old things, and working with your hands, so I'd say you have what it takes to bring the old Shopsmith back to life and then get a lot of great use out of it. I think it will serve you very well for the type of work you do.

You've probably seen it already if you've browsed the forum, but here's a great entry to the rabbit hole: http://shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=5092

And feel free to ask any question here. Don't worry about asking a stupid question - there's no such thing. One thing I love about this forum and the group of people here is how willing everybody is to help out regardless of your level of knowledge or skill. There are no snobs here.

I saw an old 50's era mixer in one of the pictures on your blog that brought back memories. I have my grandmother's 50's Sunbeam mixer (and bowls) that I still need to fix. I bought an identical one off eBay for parts, but it all got packed up 2 moves ago and is still packed. My wife inherited my other grandmothers more modern Kitchen Aid mixer, so there is no need for the Sunbeam. But I'd really love to have that old mixer fixed up and sitting on the counter just for the memories it brings back.

heathicus wrote:Glancing through your blog, it looks like you enjoy old things, fixing old things, and working with your hands, so I'd say you have what it takes to bring the old Shopsmith back to life and then get a lot of great use out of it. I think it will serve you very well for the type of work you do.

You've probably seen it already if you've browsed the forum, but here's a great entry to the rabbit hole: http://shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=5092

And feel free to ask any question here. Don't worry about asking a stupid question - there's no such thing. One thing I love about this forum and the group of people here is how willing everybody is to help out regardless of your level of knowledge or skill. There are no snobs here.

I saw an old 50's era mixer in one of the pictures on your blog that brought back memories. I have my grandmother's 50's Sunbeam mixer (and bowls) that I still need to fix. I bought an identical one off eBay for parts, but it all got packed up 2 moves ago and is still packed. My wife inherited my other grandmothers more modern Kitchen Aid mixer, so there is no need for the Sunbeam. But I'd really love to have that old mixer fixed up and sitting on the counter just for the memories it brings back.

To say nothing of being an ME!;)

Yes I love old things. The shopsmith is a little out of my usual bag, but I think we are going to get acquainted real quick.

As to the mixer -- that's a Hamilton Beach 1950's mixer that I found at a thrift store, it runs great. It smokes a tiny bit when it first starts up and I think I need to take it apart, and I'd like to repaint it too. It's just finding TIME for all of these projects! If only I had time to work all day on my projects instead of the day job that pays the bills

I've got a 1988 Harley 2-stroke golf cart, it smokes like CRAZY and backfires but the kids love it. It's got flames on it, so I love it.

Maybe someday I'll have the time right?

[quote="missfixit"]Yes I love old things. The shopsmith is a little out of my usual bag, but I think we are going to get acquainted real quick.

As to the mixer -- that's a Hamilton Beach 1950's mixer that I found at a thrift store, it runs great. It smokes a tiny bit when it first starts up and I think I need to take it apart, and I'd like to repaint it too. It's just finding TIME for all of these projects! If only I had time to work all day on my projects instead of the day job that pays the bills ]


Any 'extra' time seems to be back filled by all the things previously left alone.

However 'retirement'(no daily job) seems to introduce new demands.

Do what you want you to do today. Let tomorrow take care of itself!;)

In other words... You have an Addiction, nay... an Obsession! Welcome to the club!

Derek