I guess I'm officially a colector now

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wodnek
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I guess I'm officially a colector now

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Well, 2 weeks ago I never even heard of Shopsmith. I bought a 54 greenie shown in the other thread.
Tonight I went to look at one in craigslist being sold incredibly cheap. It had a bandsaw which i didn't have. it looked incredibly rusty in the pics. So i figured parts for my greenie, and a bandsaw.

Well, i was wrong...

Now I have a goldie. Tomorrow I post pictures.
It came with a jointer, something else I didn't have. It did seem to run good, quill was free moving, and the speed control worked properly.

It obviously sat in a damp garage, the tubes, and tales have a fair amount of surface rust. Tomorrow I will clean the rust off, and wax it.
The sickness is spreading:
Mark V greenie 1954
Mark V goldie 1962 (I think)
Mark V grey 1978
Shopsmith attachments: 2 Jig Saws, Bandsaw, Jointer, Planer. Shaper tooling, many adapters, arbors, etc.

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Post by rjent »

Welcome to the sickness. Everything can be restored. Have fun!

Dick
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....

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Post by wodnek »

oh, it's a sickness all right. 25 years ago, i got into Gravely Model L tractors, starting with a 1963. Now I got 5, with all sorts of attachments. I can see this will go the same way.
The sickness is spreading:
Mark V greenie 1954
Mark V goldie 1962 (I think)
Mark V grey 1978
Shopsmith attachments: 2 Jig Saws, Bandsaw, Jointer, Planer. Shaper tooling, many adapters, arbors, etc.

50s vintage Craftsman table saw
50s vintage Craftsman band saw
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Post by ibskot »

Dang dude.... another one followed me home today too.
SS Mark V (1983 from Grandfather) upgraded to a 510, pieces to make a 500 mini, SS bandsaw, belt sander, broken scroll saw, and strip sander, Jet VS Mini Lathe, and tons of Lee Valley and vintage Stanley planes. Woodcraft slow speed grinder and a German made Tormek wannabe. Ridgid TS 3650 Table Saw, General 80-075LM Jointer.
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wodnek
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Post by wodnek »

I am posting four pics of my goldie. Freshly unloaded from my truck, two pics.

2 pics cleaned up. removed the rust the best i could, and waxed the tubes, and jointer. the band saw will be tomorrow.

well, only two would post.

can someone send me a pm on using img tags to post pics from another site? I can't remember how.
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The sickness is spreading:
Mark V greenie 1954
Mark V goldie 1962 (I think)
Mark V grey 1978
Shopsmith attachments: 2 Jig Saws, Bandsaw, Jointer, Planer. Shaper tooling, many adapters, arbors, etc.

50s vintage Craftsman table saw
50s vintage Craftsman band saw
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Hint, Hint, Hint.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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wodnek
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Post by wodnek »

I tried that, and get an upload error. I am trying to link my pics off of facebook.
The sickness is spreading:
Mark V greenie 1954
Mark V goldie 1962 (I think)
Mark V grey 1978
Shopsmith attachments: 2 Jig Saws, Bandsaw, Jointer, Planer. Shaper tooling, many adapters, arbors, etc.

50s vintage Craftsman table saw
50s vintage Craftsman band saw
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JPG
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Post by JPG »

wodnek wrote:I tried that, and get an upload error. I am trying to link my pics off of facebook.


Waaaay tooo big I am sure.

One pix at a time ! Up to 5/post.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Post by "Wild Bad Bob" »

Welcome!!! Another one hooked and boated!!! Is the goldie a 1 1/8HP?
Measure once, cut as many times as needed to get it right! Bob
56/57 Greenie with jointer, 85 Mark V with band saw, 63 Goldie with jointer, 3 ER 10s, 1951 vintage, Hernia from the Er 10s, Tool Shop SS clone 6" jointer, and 6" belt sander, Delta 10" TS, Buffalo 6" jointer, Craftsman 12" BS, 10" Ryobi planer. Compound Miter, and misc.
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wodnek
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Post by wodnek »

I did a serial number look up of the goldie, 379064. so that makes it a 61, I think, which should be a 1 1/8?
It is a good running machine through the entire speed range, and looks like it will be my primary worker.
The sickness is spreading:
Mark V greenie 1954
Mark V goldie 1962 (I think)
Mark V grey 1978
Shopsmith attachments: 2 Jig Saws, Bandsaw, Jointer, Planer. Shaper tooling, many adapters, arbors, etc.

50s vintage Craftsman table saw
50s vintage Craftsman band saw
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