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I just received a flier for the Wood Working Shows (sponsored by Wood magazine) to be held here in the Seattle area. Shopsmith is not mentioned anywhere on it. Seems like a good place to demonstrate and take orders for accessories to me.

I can not help but think thier is a lot SS could do to improve sales. I know I pretty much just stumbled upon SS while walking through the mall one day. For U.S. sales a well done Infomercal (yes I know most are cheesy but I did say well done). Sales to Europe and Asia a necessity. If you think our ...

Got it fixed and working great. The gauge I mentioned was different from the one in the manual. After a close inspection I noticed a groove part way down the guage that was also on the other side of it. (at first I thought it was just a scratch on the guage). I realigned the blades so they just touc...

I attended all three classes in the Federal Way area last fall. Great classes and a great instructor. Both newbees and Old timers can get a lot out of them. Yes, they use the 520's. The first day is pretty much set up and alienment of the SS. The second day they get into accessoriers i.e. bandsaw, p...

I bought this planer on ebay and went through the process of adjusting it. To say that the knives were dull would be an understatement. I pulled the knives, cleaned them and the wedges with mineral spirits and then reinstalled them to the best of my ability. I used an incandesent light up close to b...

Has anyone come up with a better method of knive adjustment? I about went blind trying to adjust mine after sharpening and still have not got it right.