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By the way, Thanks for all the info!!

Ok so I really don’t want the belt sander, but what would you find reasonable for the price on the 500? Knowing that the guy really can’t guve me much info. And really can’t tell me what all is there since he has no idea what it is. Or should I just pass?

I have a feeling this one has probably been rebuilt and changed a million times. It was the persons Dads and he has no idea what it is. The listing calls it a Craftsman Shopsmith and Bandsaw. But it’s actually a Shopsmith, Craftsman Blades, and a drum sander. Hopefully this link works. https://bham....

So I am shopping around for my first Shopsmith and came across this one for sale. I have been doing some research and understand the difference between 500,510,520, and Mark VII. I also understand there are some older ones that were 2 toned green and grey, but I am looking at this one that is solid ...