Jeff W.,

I must assure you, my intention was not to denigrate the Smithy
Company but to educate any new pupils to metalworking that might be
tempted down my path. I wish I could of read my posting (authored by
another of course) before buying a Smithy.

I also was hoping to hear from another Smithy 1720 owner in order to
find out if they reached a resolution or to share the shame. And as
for the posting about believing all that I read. The answer to that
is yes I do. But only when it comes to metalworking because we all
know that metalworkers are 100% honest. : -)