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Thanks for the info, jimsjinx

Hi gang, I'm looking for somebody in the Long Beach/ Orange County area of Southern Californina who is willing to donate some time to caning a rocking chair. My niece asked me to repair an old rocking chair that is used at her church. I'm willing to repair it, but its the caning in the back and seat...

Try taking some woodworking classes from your local community college, or Woodcraft, or a local woodworking school. It will give you a little knowledge and confidence that you can transfer to working with a Shopsmith.

There are a few good lumber stores around, you just have to look and be willing to drive a bit. I've been ill and haven't done any woodworking in months. However, here are a few suggestions. I've made purchases at all of these places and I'm happy with the prices and the service. Bohnhoff Lumber Com...

Need some advice on feasibility of using a smaller diameter blade on the table saw. I have a 7 1/4" Forrest Blade still in the box. I bought this before I inherited my SS. Back when I couldn't budget a table saw. My solution then was to use my circular saw and a guide to make my cuts. Now that...

For $ 100, it's probably worth it. Depending on the accessories, it might be worth it just to buy those (assuming you already have a SS). If it's not worth the cost of repairing it, part in out on Ebay and recover your costs.

As far as saving memories for future generations, write down the stories too. Or record the folks telling the stories. Fewer memories get lost that way. For example, one of my great, great grandfathers came from France at the beginning of the 20th century. He changed the spelling of his last name fo...

Hi gang, The past two weekends, I've had a herd of Boy Scouts in my backyard building a book case for a local middle school. Much of the work was done with my SS. The rest with hand tools (i.e. router). The scout who designed the project wanted to make it it extra sturdy. 3/4 " oak plywood for ...

I have the Shopsmith one I use for small turnings but have always wanted to build one shown by jdramsey. The biggest is for me is I have no metal working ability and don't know where to get the silver colored parts shown in all the pictures. Below are a few designs I have been looking at. The silve...

Here are a couple of photos of a steady rest that is used at Cerritos College. these were built by one of the instuctors, Jim Diskell. I took the photos with the intention of copying and adapting to the SS. Unfortunely, between work and health issues, I haven't had time to draw up any plans yet. So ...