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Totally agree. I take the whole thing out on the driveway. I run at the slowest shopsmith setting and the grinder on. Make sure you spark out, and always cool the piece to check dimensions. Grinding will cause you to overshoot about .001 if you measure warm.

Here was my idea: http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=6977 Brass, alum and plastic only. You will need to make the table shown as well as mount a cross slide vice. But, yes it can be done. Make a tool post style grinder and you can do steel all day just not in the way you think. The gri...

Pics would help. I don't want to assume green to green, black to black etc..

I feel you nuhobby. I may have started the same way. May being the operative term. I joined machinist web in support of tools4cheap.com. They had a bunch of parts and the forum was a bonus. After that I got hooked because the guys are great and very knowledgeable. One guy loves atlas and the feedbac...

The spindle may not be bent. It's normal for threaded chucks to stick in place over time. You will find putting a di on the spindle nose and rotating the spindle by hand will give you a better idea. Just take some detailed pics and post them on machinist web. There are a few experts there that would...

I believe any film building finish will suffer a bad fate if you place a hot pan on it. Just like laminate countertops. Go with an oil or leave it natural, especially if you plan to wash it in the sink.

Nu, it has begun. Just watch. I was perfectly content in my furniture building world. I believe I even posted my last piece before I got my South Bend 9. From there it was downhill fast. It's a fun ride though, and I can make a ton of stuff now, but you guys haven't seen me post one furniture piece ...

That collection is nearby, somewhere. I just don't see him getting that for it though, unless someone could make a business out of it.

That looks like an old craftsman. If you plan to escape from it do it now, before it's too late. Once you get started on it your woodworking will become quite scarce. The metal lathe will lead to a new addiction, followed by the need for more metal working machines, followed by welding to make those...

Well, with shipping, most stuff I got was comparable to SS pricing. Your luck has obviously been better.