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by tpirson
Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:43 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Thanks all! So to clarify, those top tubes are attached directly to the table portion, then the additional extensions slide into that? That large crank wheel on the front seems to start with the 510 as well, or not?
by tpirson
Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

The google search I did of the phone number shows that it's an auction place and their site says they have auctions on Thursdays, so maybe I missed it by a day.

So how do I tell the difference between a V and a 510?
For instance, I see these ones, are any of these 510s, how do I tell?
http ...
by tpirson
Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Well, finally got a chance to call about the 510, and......it's sold.
by tpirson
Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:13 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Thanks, that guide is great.

wa2crk:
I had the same thought! I can't tell if this is the antique shop it's sitting in, or the house it came from.
by tpirson
Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Thanks, I'll have to take a look.

Small world, I live in Hamburg! The summer's are great, just keep thinking about them to outlast this winter...
by tpirson
Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:08 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Thanks, I'll check in and see if I can find some info about this one.
by tpirson
Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

That's interesting, that didn't come up for me. The scroll saw attachment is one of the draws for me on the other one, do all shopsmith's come with it or is it an extra purchase?
by tpirson
Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:03 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Thanks, I live just outside Buffalo, NY.

Here's the Craigslist ad. But first you have to promise not to snipe the unit ;)
http://chautauqua.craigslist.org/tls/4284709996.html
by tpirson
Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:09 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith
Replies: 31
Views: 15313

Looking for advice before purchasing a Shopsmith

I'm looking at purchasing a Shopsmith V (I believe) from an estate sale. I've only seen photos on the craigslist so far and I'm heading down to check of the machine itself this weekend.
Speaking with the seller, it's a 1958 model (Green legs and green/gray headstock). The shop its sitting has the ...