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I traded a headstock that was on my first greenie for a 1 1/8 poly-v belt headstock. Thanks Bill Mayo! I also had him replace the bearings and whatnot on the 2nd greenie's quill, etc. I finally got everything back last week, and today finished reassembly on the greenie headstock. I think I may not h...

The first greenie I bought had the same damage.

I've got 2 Greenies already. I was looking for accessories and/or SPT's.

I got one for $200 and the other for $80. Both run, but need TLC and some new parts.

Several weeks ago, a friend at work emailed me that there was a Shopsmith for sale at the Benton County Habitat for Humanity "ReStore" for $1000. I figured it was a newer model, and hadn't had a chance to stop by there until today. It looks to be in very good condition. It has been modifie...

I have a couple of vibratory tumblers I use for cleaning brass for reloading, and was thinking of trying some of the smaller parts like the handles for the locks, etc. in one of them with crushed walnut and cleaning compound, and one with crushed corn cob and cleaning compound. It does an excellent ...

THe greenie I picked up last night has a table with an extra slot in it, appears to be factory. I saw a thread on here where a guy with a Goldie has the same table. The casters on it are in excellent shape, when I took it apart to load it in my Ridgeline, the extension table, carriage, headstock all...

I just bought another Greenie, circa 1957. Has a few less pieces than the one I got last week like the miter extension, and the trigger part for the miter guage, but overall in better shape, and it has MANUALS!

And, I got it for $80.

Motor manufacturer plate:

Here are some more pictures:

Drive Assembly:



Empty headstock case:


Various parts:

Here are the last 2 pics I've taken so far. Here is a picture of the mystery washer that fell out of the headstock when I cracked it open: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13742472/ss_mysterywasher.jpg Here is a rather fuzzy pic of the damage to the gears on the porkchop: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13742472/ss_...