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by Matanuska
Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Tissue Box Cover
Replies: 4
Views: 35019

Re: Tissue Box Cover

Nice - I’m glad she liked it! I made one out of red oak and asked my wife where she wanted to put it & she said it would be perfect in my shop (!). It’s been very handy.
by Matanuska
Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique
Replies: 8
Views: 73293

Re: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique

Success! Just received the replacement part from an ebay seller. After striking out with a search for "Shopsmith 610 jigsaw parts" I took a shotgun approach and sent a "looking for" picture to a dozen ebay sellers who were offering Shopsmith items. Got 11 "Sorry, no" or...
by Matanuska
Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:37 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: First Project - Storage Cabinet
Replies: 9
Views: 202103

Re: First Project - Storage Cabinet

Nice. What will you keep in the storage bays on each side?
by Matanuska
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Late xmas gift for my best friend
Replies: 9
Views: 49940

Re: Late xmas gift for my best friend

I’ll check it out - thanks
by Matanuska
Sun Dec 31, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Late xmas gift for my best friend
Replies: 9
Views: 49940

Re: Late xmas gift for my best friend

lew wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:51 pm Needs a couple more coats of finish and I'm waiting for the figure eight clips to attach the top to come in, but all in all a good use of some leftover wood.

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That’s a nice clean design well done. Is that oak? How did you join the legs with the skirt and top?
by Matanuska
Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:54 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique
Replies: 8
Views: 73293

Re: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique

I had the same thought. Any 3D printer guru's out there who care to comment?
by Matanuska
Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:57 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique
Replies: 8
Views: 73293

Re: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique

Update - I’ve been wanting to try out some of the low temperature Harbor Freight alumiweld brazing rods. I tested them on aluminum scrap and they worked great. Unfortunately, the “pot metal” alloy used for the jigsaw casting has a lower melting point than the low temp rods, so that was a no go. The ...
by Matanuska
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique
Replies: 8
Views: 73293

Looking for a 610 jigsaw part or repair technique

Drat!
Does anyone have a 610 jigsaw blade guide bracket they would be willing to part with?
Has anyone had any luck soldering or brazing whatever metal Shopsmith used to make these?

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by Matanuska
Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: What have you purchased from Shopsmith recently?
Replies: 39
Views: 345528

Re: What have you purchased from Shopsmith recently?

I am testing a page to show order history (requires that the person is logged into the new website and has verified their email address). If you'd like to help test it, the link is https://shopsmith.com/order-history I logged into the new website but when I tried the link I got the message: “Email ...
by Matanuska
Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: What have you purchased from Shopsmith recently?
Replies: 39
Views: 345528

Re: What have you purchased from Shopsmith recently?

I am testing a page to show order history (requires that the person is logged into the new website and has verified their email address). If you'd like to help test it, the link is https://shopsmith.com/order-history I logged into the new website but when I tried the link I got the message: “Email ...