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This is Thistledew's wife here. Some of you may know he had a couple of strokes last fall and his vision is greatly impaired, preventing continued use of his ShopSmith. He is on the road to recovery and greatly misses his time spent hand-crafting projects (he was making candle-holders out of oak bar...

R. Hart, you do understand! Everyone here does. It should go to someone who will appreciate it. Dick was making holiday gifts last Sept. just before the strokes, with wine barrel staves on the Shopsmith. The machine is magical and can bring much love to someone. Going to go on cragslist and ebay, bu...

Thank you all again for your help. Spiderclimber, price suggestions and selling tips have been and will be most appreciated. Dick (my husband) says he'll only take cash, local pick-up, and will NOT part-out. Does this sound right? I am not at all familiar with any of this! We are in the Sacramento D...

My husband couldn't remember the Shopsmith community he joined, but he was sure you all would be helpful. Thanks all for the kindess he said you would show. Weather again delayed the garden, but we're grateful to be in the west and not suffering what so many are. We're getting there. I teach part-ti...

Spiderclimber, Thanks so much, you understand perfectly. My husband is mending, but his memory is an issue as well. Just before the stroke, he was doing a project in the driveway and we moved it all in with the threat of rain. I have to get into the garage with him and identify everything, take pict...

Thistledew's wife here. He had a two strokes a week apart in the early fall, his vision is poor, so we need to sell the Mark V in the Northern California area. Is in great shape with many attachments, including the bandsaw. Any advice would be appreciated.