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- Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Favourite Quotes
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8028
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Upgraded my 510 to 520 with used rails& fence, now I just need the rail alignment procedure
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2679
Re: Upgraded my 510 to 520 with used rails& fence, now I just need the rail alignment procedure
It is available in the support section of the ShopSmith site.
https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/pro ... adePkg.pdf
https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/pro ... adePkg.pdf
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 5:18 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Johnson Paste Wax
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5454
Re: Johnson Paste Wax
I have a an 8 year old can of Minwax Paste Wax which came from Shopsmith with the help kit 515325 Shopsmith Help Kit and is still shown in the picture in the product catalog. Other than the slightly stronger smell of Johnson's, they are indistinguishable from one another functionally. I have both in...
- Tue May 30, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Heads Up - Bargain 'available'
- Replies: 2414
- Views: 3750176
Re: Heads Up - Bargain 'available'
Minneapolis/Saint Paul area a lightly neglected Mark V 520 with bandsaw for $345. Can't tell if it is from 98 or 08 based on the picture of the serial number. I'd go pick it up but I don't need nor have space for a third 520. https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/tls/d/anoka-shop-smith/7626690764.h...
- Sun May 28, 2023 9:27 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: New Generation 2 PowerPro Headstock Touchscreen
- Replies: 114
- Views: 170267
Re: New Generation 2 PowerPro Headstock Touchscreen
I love my Mark V Model 520 and there will never be a Power Pro (any version) in this shop. Sorry, that is just the way it is. I feel the same way. I'm still in the camp that the time proven simplicity of the old headstock outweighs the advantages of the PowerPro. I have two mark 5's upgraded to 520...
- Tue May 16, 2023 10:00 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Accuracy question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1880
Re: Accuracy question
First, check your math. 0.0135 - 0.0090 = 0.0045 not 0.045. Second, that is extremely accurate for woodworking in my opinion. I doubt any amount of fiddling with it would improve the results and you would likely end up further off.
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:35 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Magnet on a stick
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1403
Re: Magnet on a stick
When my girls grew up and were no longer fascinated by magnets, I liberated this from the toy room and keep it in the shop for the same purpose. It's about 14" long but will retrieve the arbor nut from the bottom of my tablesaw. I like yours much better and think I'll probably plagiarize your i...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:43 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: The Woodshop Curse, Stuff That Does Not Belong There...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3046
Re: The Woodshop Curse, Stuff That Does Not Belong There...
I no longer have that problem with my shop. I have about 800 square feet in the basement and after 35 years I have finally convinced my wife not to dump stuff she doesn't want in the shop ... In our new house, it is a much shorter distance to the garage so that's where everything gets dumped now. :(...
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:33 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: 2022 Federal Income Tax
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13750
Re: 2022 Federal Income Tax
I finished and filed my corporate, payroll, and sales and use taxes at the end of January. IRS is still having difficulties accepting 990 filings for the non-profits I manage.
Started personal, and as usual, it looks like I'll owe a crap ton more money to fed and state than I've already paid.
Started personal, and as usual, it looks like I'll owe a crap ton more money to fed and state than I've already paid.
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:27 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: 2022 Federal Income Tax
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13750
Re: 2022 Federal Income Tax
Unkown. The IRS is not sure about COVID payments the States may have made to taxpayers. Are they refunds, incentives, or other? The IRS ruled on this today. They are not taxable because they are being classified as "general welfare" or "disaster relief" which are non-taxable eve...