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I was going to say what Nick said but a little briefer. I was watching my wife use our SS and found that when she tried to tighten the lathe chisel rest, it would still move on her. I noticed this because she was trying to crank the wrong part and was over tightening the assembly. I believe this wil...

I bought the bandsaw, jointer, planer and belt sander used without manuals. I bought most of them right from SS for a few bucks each. Check the website, they used to be in there.

Someone mentioned setbacks from the lift assist. I have three blown lower discs in my back and jumped on the offer when the Lift Assist came up. With enough pain, no price is too much. In the meantime though, I was building a rolling toolbox similar to the one SS sells, after all, what woodworker wa...

I have bought new and used SS equipment. Look for a deal and look at it closely. Make sure that it is running smoothly in case you are not mechanically inclined or have some trouble shooting skills. Many sold online and ebay have lots of rust and have not been taken care of. I picked up two SS, band...

I got to know how does it detect when flesh is cut, does it have a blood detector on it?

Not that I have done it but it seems to me that I would know when flesh was cut.

I have used my speed reducer many times. When the not so round blocks or just heavy pieces start to wobble, the SS starts to bounce on the floor. Just can't get the hang of trying to hold the gouge steady when I am worried about the SS landing on my foot. :D Like many of the SS accessories, the pric...

here is a link to the american wooturners asscoiation.
http://www.woodturner.org/
they may have some local chapters in your area. Just at out last meeting in florida, someone mentioned he was moving to tenn and that there was a club that he will be joining. don't know where.

I also found a turners club. I have been turning for a year now but have done some in the past. I went to my first Woodturners meeting last month and even though there were 30-40- people there, I found out that many of them just started. They were not seasoned turners like I thought. I was under the...

I started into the bowl and vase turning. If the prices of decent pieces would come down, then I would do more. I was in Hawaii last year and fell in love with the Acacia Koa. I ordered up a bunch and it has an awesome finish to it. I also have made a rolling tool box for the shop to fit under the s...

That's true, the traveling classes were very helpful to my wife and I. I had my first Shopsmith 20 years ago but had to get rid of it. Picked up a new last year and took the wife. She enjoyed the traveling class and she got interested in the turning part on the lathe. We ended up going back later fo...