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Really!

It is NOT all about you.

Haverstrawman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:59 pm The jointer needs to be adjusted to a cutting height of 1/8 inch and If i did not take the wedge and blade completely apart I would have never been able to adjust the jointer blades to 1/8 inch cutting height as they were bonded together for some reason. I now have the lathe, with the help of two chucks and two brad point bits to have it align perfectly and the bandsaw align and the jointer align perfectly. The key was the proper install of the bed tubes. On this site and the Shopsmith site instructions were not forth coming. People were way off subject on this site and the moderator made excuses for the off subject posts. Really

If this is such a bad place why are you here and still posting?

Haverstrawman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:59 pm On this site and the Shopsmith site instructions were not forth coming. People were way off subject on this site and the moderator made excuses for the off subject posts. Really

Did this forum or the Shopsmith company sell you a used Shopsmith or tell you to take it apart and re-assemble it incorrectly? If you don't like our help you can have a full refund of the money you've paid us.

I just have to say that all of you have been incredibly patient and generous posting on this thread to help the OP (Original Poster). I barely call the discussion that ensued on this thread off-topic. I particularly found JPG's long post from yesterday to be very clear in explaining what happened on this thread and profusely polite. Yet the OP still didn't "get it" after JPG's post and showed disrespect. Perhaps the OP is new to online forums and particularly to this one...I doubt my post will help, but here goes:

This forum (website) is hosted by Shopsmith, but all of the people that post here are NOT employees of Shopsmith. ANY and ALL help one receives on this forum is provided free of charge by kind hearted people who care about helping other owners of Shopsmith equipment. Please show respect and gratitude for all help provided on this forum. Online forums will flow and meander around a given topic. Usually any diversion is unintentional and most of the time this journey that ALL take on a thread enlightens and helps many along the way. JMO (Just My Opinion - so don't call me JMO )

I do hope the last few posts do not result in abandonment. He 'really' needs the help that this forum can provide.

JPG wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 11:11 am I do hope the last few posts do not result in abandonment. He 'really' needs the help that this forum can provide.

JPG,

I hope my post doesn't lead to this, but I just wanted to applaud all of you offering your help here. I just wonder if the OP thinks that some here work for Shopsmith based on a couple of his responses? Others have said it, but I just wanted to reiterate the fact that all here are offering help for free and outside of the umbrella of Shopsmith, the company, even though this forum is hosted by them and they pay for the hosting of the website and its storage. I think the Shopsmith domain name might confuse a new Shopsmith owner coming to this forum into thinking forum members are by extension also part of Shopsmith. Lastly, the knowledge available by members on this forum is vast covering many generations and iterations of Shopsmith equipment - so sometimes what seems like a simple question and answer is NOT so simple.

I will certainly go on record stating I am in no way employed by Shopsmith!

They don't pay me, I give money to them.

I think what we are experiencing is a difference in perspective between those of us born before(or near) the mid-point of the last century of the previous millennium and those born closer to the end of it.

Time was when everyone was willing and eager to help each other.

Sadly times HAVE changed.

NOW we have REALLY gone 'off topic'.






P.S. I do not receive a pay check from SS either.

Haverstrawman, it gets a little contentious here sometimes. We speak our minds and then try to work things out. Sometimes people just disagree. You are still welcome back to the forum and we'll help you as best we can. For some reason we all like doing that.

We can also understand your frustration, please be patient with us. You have more to do to get your Shopsmith set up properly. There are instructions and many details here about alignment, cleaning, and protecting your Shopsmith. We can help find out why you get warnings for trying to access some of the most important web pages available on this forum. And finally, we would all benefit by your contributions to the forum. We want to hear about your woodworking and problems you encounter. Expressing frustration with Shopsmith is nothing new here.