Shopsmith Forums

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 2:29 pm I recently purchased this less common Shopsmith tool to add to my collection. It is a 1998 Crafter's Station with the 510 Tables.

You can do a lot of ’smithing even without way tubes!

Matanuska wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 5:29 pm

jpdalton wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:08 pm Inflation Hits Shopsmith!

Unfortunately, a spike in inflation in 1951 ...

Must have been the conflict in Korea.

Good point!

Souvenirs From the Yuba Factory - circa 1961 This is a weird one, but figured this is as good a place as any to share it! I’m working on a Goldie restoration project, and was cleaning up the painted casting section of the table fence to prep it for a fresh coat of paint. Turned it over and saw a co...

Very clean looking 510 in MD - $100!

On FB Marketplace - seller says it won’t start, but the cosmetic condition looks excellent, so should be an easy fix…

https://www.facebook.com/share/TqvyKuWb ... tid=79PoIi
.

SPT Selling “How To” Booklets These booklets were produced at the emergence of Magna Power Tool Corporation - December 1955 - and include one booklet for each of the SPTs available at that time (bandsaw and belt sander would soon follow). . IMG_3974.jpeg IMG_3975.jpeg IMG_3976.jpeg There’s some int...

Model 10ER with Speed Changer for $100 (CT)

Appears to come with multiple sanding discs, bench ends, and casters. On FB Marketplace.

https://www.facebook.com/share/UWnnFkum ... tid=79PoIi
.

Inflation Hits Shopsmith! Got some documents recently that fill in a bit more early Shopsmith history - in this case, through Montgomery Ward advertising flyers. While the early Model 10E was introduced at $159.50 (sans motor), once the 10ER became available, the improvements in that model warrante...

Maybe the opposite of a bargain??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235501455384?
. It didn’t sell last year when they asked $1900 for it - strange approach to pricing for sure…

I am no longer able to undertake this restoration and was looking for interested parties (in Australia) who may be interested in such a project Thanks for sharing your story, and I do hope you can find someone who’ll want to continue working with that fine old machine. I’d consider your offer mysel...

This one won’t likely last long - 10ER in MA with a speed changer for $45!

(Pulley is hiding in a box in one photo)
. https://www.facebook.com/share/qUExWy3o ... tid=79PoIi