Just to make sure, can you drop your magnification to see if the search bar appears. I just played with magnifying my screen and did lose the right side of the frame which included the search box....

I am using a desktop computer and windows 10. I have the whole page at 150% so I can read it, and this is likely the reason for not seeing the search at the top of the page. I do not seem to be able to move the page to see the search window either. I have not had this issue at other forums, just...

I'm using a desktop (Safari Browser). While browsing this very thread, if you scroll to the top, there should be a search. Earlier, when you clicked on your menu and found search, that was searching the contents of the page your are on. It's part of the browser functionality and isn't part of the site....

Jim what kind of computer are you using? Is it a desk top or laptop or tablet? Is it an Apple product or some other brand? Do you know what browser you are using? What operating system ( Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, etc.)?

NO..... IT is not there!...

"Known issues"? Hmmm. So I have encountered a known issue. Again,...who knew? IF I keep coming back here, I will eventually learn all this .....again. Thank you for your efforts on my behalf....

Jim:
Did you find the search bar in the top right of the header?

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Unfortunately, the problems you're having are known issues with the search feature of the forum software. The search bar will only search for keywords above a certain character length....

Search at the top of which page? It is not at the top of this page. I used to be, I think. I do not see it at the top of any page. I found it by clicking on a drop down menu. Somewhere/ Edit: I again found the "somewhere" I clicked on to find the search function. It is hidden under that...

Try one word bandsaw. I got quite q few hits. I did use the search box at the very top f the page.