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As I read through the many postings spread throughout this forum, I am so frequently amazed at the many ways that users have solved their Shopsmith related problems.

The most recent is the thread started by pkni (General Woodworking/Bevel question/121908 )
about the use of the Sawtrain while doing dados and bevels on his Mark V.

Wouldn't it be great if there was a single location where one could go to scan through these many "Innovative Solutions".

Hi Dusty,

I was really impressed with the bottle stopper post the other day. I wasn't planning on making bottle stopper but I was working on a project with the shopsmith and a router. The idea presented then allowed me to change direction on the plan I had and this looks like it might be the solution to one of the problems I was having. It also caused me to think of another project that I had toyed with sometime ago...

Anyway before I get to far off track what I was thinking of starting a folder in my bookmarks for shopsmith forums bookmarks, and then save the location of the ideas I like there. I have another one labeled shopsmith that everything goes in and there are lot and lots of locations saved there but it is also very unorganized. May be that is the solution to our finding these posts later when we want them???

Ed

I do much the same as you have suggested but mine is so disorganized now that I can hardly ever find what I'm looking for without getting a headache. Now, every time I find something that I believe I am likely to refer back to, I create and name a folder for it.

The only info that I have archived that is really useful and organized is that which Bill Mayo posts. I have kept many, many of his posts in tact in one folder "Tips from Bill Mayo". Internal to that folder, I have sub folders such as "Belt Replacement", "Set Screw Part Numbers", "Quill", "Motor", etc. We do tend to get repetitive so from time to time I decide that there is no new info and I don't copy but not often.

Some people have their claim to fame archived as photos. I have a pretty good collection of photos too. Those are labeled "Shopsmith Forum Photos" with sub folders like "OPR by reible", "Jointmatic by reible", "Router Table by reible", "Work Bench by Charlese", "OPR by Charlese", "Ed in Tampa - Shop", etc, etc.

I got folders for Tim and Beeg too but they don't post photos so the folders are empty.

Here's another set of good tips from Bill Mayo:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/burnout/WL00062
(Just kidding! Great clinic, though.)
Seriously, I chose the topic of "burnout" because a lot of people are voicing concerns over the backorders, etc.

I remember once a bicycling magazine said you are burned-out if you obsess over the equipment more than the bike-riding. I'd taken one or more of my hobbies to this level of obsession and it really does pay to take a break.

I'm now waiting on one more accessory for my shop. But in all honesty I can get my projects done without it. I could probably shed everything but the basic Mark V and still get it all done.... but it's just so fun to enhance!

I would recommend that any Shopsmith information you may want or need be copied to your computer and then to a CD or DVD as a backup. For example, I recorded all the Sawdust Sessions dealing with maintenance the next week after they occurred. The capability to do so was there on the screen with no warnings about copying them. Once Nick was no longer around, the capability to easily copy a session no longer exists and there are warnings about doing any copying. The Sawdust Sessions, this Forum or other related web sites could cease to exist over night so bookmarks would be useless. I have many folders and disks that I have saved over time just in case this would occur.

reible wrote:Hi Dusty,

Anyway before I get to far off track what I was thinking of starting a folder in my bookmarks for shopsmith forums bookmarks, and then save the location of the ideas I like there. I have another one labeled shopsmith that everything goes in and there are lot and lots of locations saved there but it is also very unorganized. May be that is the solution to our finding these posts later when we want them???

Ed

nuhobby wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:17 am Here's another set of good tips from Bill Mayo:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/burnout/WL00062
(Just kidding! Great clinic, though.)
Seriously, I chose the topic of "burnout" because a lot of people are voicing concerns over the backorders, etc.

I remember once a bicycling magazine said you are burned-out if you obsess over the equipment more than the bike-riding. I'd taken one or more of my hobbies to this level of obsession and it really does pay to take a break.

I'm now waiting on one more accessory for my shop. But in all honesty I can get my projects done without it. I could probably shed everything but the basic Mark V and still get it all done.... but it's just so fun to enhance!

Too focused on increasing employee productivity, we often forget to tend to pay attention to employee burnout. But to create a productive team, you need to keep them safe from work-related stress.

With the sudden transition to remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, more employees around the world are struggling to keep a balance between their personal and professional lives. On top of working longer hours and losing track of time, there’s the added stress of adapting to working from home.