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- Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:51 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Are You Smater Than a 5th Grader - or Your Dog
- Replies: 14
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In my next life, I will own a very cool WWII-vintage radial-engine seaplane just like Jimmy Buffet's. Except that it will have a Mickey-D style polished ShopSmith on it, which will be used to make gorgeous things from exotic tropical hardwoods. But only after I have become bored with watching the l...
- Wed May 22, 2013 1:31 pm
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Backorders
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2009
I can appreciate your position but I do take exception to one part of you commit. You infered to me that you have been having backorder problems since the late 70's. I bought and started dealing with Shopsmith around 83 or so. In all that time since I have never experienced a backorder until after ...
- Wed May 22, 2013 10:10 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Backorders
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2009
Backorders
Sometimes I wonder if I am the only person on this board (or planet) that likes the Shopsmith Mark V but is continuously disappointed with their customer service. I don't mean they're not polite when I call on the phone. Getting replacement parts in a reasonable length of time has been a problem sin...
- Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:18 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: For larger turning projects
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1759
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Going price for a Mark V model 510
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3026
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:00 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Woodworking defined
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2717
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:17 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Antikythera Mechanism
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3893
I'd like to nominate this thread
for the Thread Drift of the year award. Now I have built a clock with my Shopsmith and I have contemplated building a device for tracking and predicting planetary motion, which was what the Greeks were observed to have done in the first post. Has anyone here built a rocket ship with their Shopsmith?...
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Found for 800 on Craigslist, a good deal?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6762
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:01 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Found for 800 on Craigslist, a good deal?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6762
It appears the planer you're referring to is a jointer. There's a difference in what they do and what they're worth. Other than that the equipment looks okay but I think $800 is a bit high. $650 would be as high as I would consider going based on what I've seen and I'd be more comfortable at $500. A...
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:34 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Selling tools
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3115
I'll second WmZiggy's comments on stress and what relieves it. I'll add that your disappointment in how little the tools will bring is a two edged sword. You may not get as much as you want, but after the move, you could acquire replacements at prices near what you've sold your equipment for. In my ...