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Citrustrip is the best thing I have used. It's an orange gel. Apply liberally and wait. The paint simply wipes off most surfaces leaving shiny metal. After that, lightly sand the surfaces and prime with a "self-etching primer". Then paint with whatever you choose, a lot of us have used rus...

Apparently, the latest slimy trick is for the NRCC to set up fraudulent websites pretending to be whoever runs against their own sell-out candidate. The websites' addresses all have the opponent's name and have the same setup, colors, font, and pictures that the real campaign website has. When searc...

Until you get a copy, use this one!]http://www.shopsmith.com/academy/welcome.htm[/URL] They need a new editor for the info page in your link :D "Welcome to the wonderful world of woodworking... ...taking a pile of boards and creating something useful with your own two hands in enormous in the ...

They sometimes come up on eBay though I don't see any for the 500 listed right now. Other forum members may have one to sell. If you contact Bill Mayo, I bet he has one to sell you also. Another option is to shell out over $200 for a new one from shopsmith, but if you were gonna do that...pay a litt...

I don't have "Power Tool Woodworking for Everyone" by R.J. DeCristoforo but I might look into getting that sometime It really is a great book. I'd definetly recommend getting a copy sooner vs. later. For the lathe, the concepts should be the same no matter what lathe is turning the wood. ...

Anyone else notice all the websites, forums, main website, etc. was down late last night?

Anyone used this? If so, how does it compare to the paste wax?
http://homedepot.com/p/One-Step-22-oz-N ... 100121028/

Apparently prices for used SS are 'bigger' in TX!:D It's really just a Dallas thing I guess. Houston is the place to go for deals! $100 for a 510 with jointer. Back in 2012, when I inherited my shopsmith from my dad, the prices seemed more normal. Then someone posted a 510 for $2,500 (still for sal...

rcplaneguy wrote:Fred I found this video that I think you will enjoy. Especially the part about the rubber band, microwave, and cyanoacrylate.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mBVIuHWPLrE

Thank you for sharing! Nice video!

JPG40504 wrote:A 'reference'.

Good "reference". That being said, I wouldn't pay more than $30 shipped for a used one. If none could be found at that price, I'd buy a new one.