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All moved in and getting set up

It has been awhile since I have written anything. My wife and I bought a house back in February, moved in March, and have been putting a lot of work into it. And, timing what it is, in July I got laid off from my job. Since it is around Thanksgiving, I will say I am very thankful to have a new job, new house (to us), a workshop in the house, and a ShopSmith that I got from a friend who’s step-dad passed away a couple of years ago. I actually had time the other day to go down and turn it on – and blow the circuit breaker. So I guess I am not doing much with it until I can get at least an outlet or two re-wired for 20 amp service. Sigh. I painted one wall with the blackboard paint in a big 3 x 6 foot blackboard. I did it to draw plans on while working so I didn’t forget things but my nieces like it so much there isn’t much space for me to write on. That paint is really cool and I highly recommend a nice wall of it in your workshop, if you have a blank wall. A little s