Advice on buying a used shop smith
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jcannon130
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Advice on buying a used shop smith
Im thinking of buying a used shop smith being that I don't have the finances to buy a new mark 7. Can anyone offer me some advice on buying a used SS..such as things to be on the lookout for? Also does anyone know of a specific website or a good place to buy a used shop smith?
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JPG
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Re: Advice on buying a used shop smith
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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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rjent
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Re: Advice on buying a used shop smith
Beat me to it 
Dick
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 .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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 .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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JPG
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Re: Advice on buying a used shop smith
rjent wrote:Beat me to it
Barely - by a nostril.
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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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everettdavis
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Re: Advice on buying a used shop smith
Check your Craigslist postings and see what they are going for near you. eBay has some, but they are higher most often.
Put an add in your local area what's about town type blogs under items wanted; Often a free listing.
You may uncover a really well cared for unit in your hometown from someone who has one they inherited and just don't know what to do with it.
I have been given a Mark V by a family that didn't want it to go to a junkyard because it was a family member's. They wanted someone to restore and use it. I received a Greenie that way from a family in Dallas that I am restoring for myself.
Folks here can help get you the info on how to rebuild, repair, restore, maintain, adjust and use it.
Also, if folks here know where you are and that you are looking, they will often send you a heads up when they see one near you. You might want to update your profile with where you live, or tell us so that can happen.
Richard (rjent) found a 10E for me in Colorado, and in acquiring that unit I met another Shopsmith brother named David that I have enjoyed getting to know.
You're part of a family here.
Everett
Put an add in your local area what's about town type blogs under items wanted; Often a free listing.
You may uncover a really well cared for unit in your hometown from someone who has one they inherited and just don't know what to do with it.
I have been given a Mark V by a family that didn't want it to go to a junkyard because it was a family member's. They wanted someone to restore and use it. I received a Greenie that way from a family in Dallas that I am restoring for myself.
Folks here can help get you the info on how to rebuild, repair, restore, maintain, adjust and use it.
Also, if folks here know where you are and that you are looking, they will often send you a heads up when they see one near you. You might want to update your profile with where you live, or tell us so that can happen.
Richard (rjent) found a 10E for me in Colorado, and in acquiring that unit I met another Shopsmith brother named David that I have enjoyed getting to know.
You're part of a family here.
Everett