Shopsmith apperral

[ryanbp01]

I did see those shirts. I thought you were talking about actual shopsmith apparel. Thanks for the help.
Josh

I think as far as apparel is concerned for Shopsmith, this is as close as you're going to get other than e-bay.

BPR

[jdub176]

Again thanks for the help.

Josh

[robinson46176]

This is something that I have always had trouble understanding. We had a store from 1974 till 1996 and "exposure" was paramount... You don't run one ad and expect miracles. Retailers do not speak of ads "yanking". Ads just "pull". Retailers speak of "impressions" (never just one) over and over.
Those T shirts are of course another company that cannot use the logo. There are, I think, around 6,000 + members on this forum. Many of us are pretty serious Shopsmith fans (I bought over 25 of them) and maybe as many as 2,000 of us would buy and wear something like a "Shopsmith" logo cap which Shopsmith could sell for as much profit as they make off of many accessory tool items that they sell. Those caps would be constant "impressions"... I can't tell you how many times I have been sitting in a restaurant or pumping gas in a filling station etc. and had someone strike up a conversation about a cap I am wearing. Seed corn caps, my Wood-mizer cap etc. etc. etc.
What better product to have in stock than an item that you not only make a profit on but a product that keeps advertising your main product possibly even for years...
I do not have a SS apron and would like to have one but that is a poor advertising product. It is like singing to the choir. I do wear shop aprons but nobody ever sees them since I do not wear a shop apron when I go to town to eat lunch. I do put on a cap or hat. A big western hat with a SS logo would be nice too.
Bumper stickers are also a good cheap item and I am sure that years ago I had some SS bumper stickers. I realize that you might not want a bumper sticker on your new Lincoln but I would have no problem with one on my pickup truck. I would pay a couple of bucks on a bumper sticker to hopefully help SS a little.
You know I may just still have one or two of those somewhere. As I recall it said "I (heart) my Shopsmith".
When they were closing out a herd of old stuff after they closed the factory store I was there and bought a batch of stuff (my wife was along or I would have bought more ) and in the batch were some speed dial centers with the SS logo. I guess I could Gorilla-Glue one of those to my hat. Hey... one of those original plastic Mark VII end emblems would look cool.

[fiatben]

I think farmer's exactly right. I'd be proud to wear SS-emblazoned hats and shirts while drinking from an SS mug, etc, though I fear they would tend to be too pricey for people like me. As an example, I looked at the "wall-mounted table storage system" for hanging your tubes and floating tables for the 510/520. http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... system.htm
It's currently "on sale" for $32.63 (plus shipping and handling of course). I mean, come on, really? It's 2 brackets and a 45" piece of pipe for crying outloud. I hate being negative, but I'm actually surprised (yet thankful) that they are still in business. But I'm still an ardent fan of the machine.

[swampgator]

Amen to Farmer's comments. In addition to having an apron, tshirts, ball caps and mugs, I would like patches to put on coats and jackets. Couldn't be too expensive since some clubs have stacks of these things. I could wear the apron in the shop, but all the other clothing could be worn out in public where a conversation could be started. And, I really like the changeover option.

[judaspre1982]

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[woodburner]

I know they used to offer these items, including the red apron the demo guys wore, along with hats and such. I even have a Shopsmith belt buckle that I received from Doug Reid, a retired Shopsmith Traveling Instructor. He gave it to me for the help I gave him during one of his classes.

I was lucky to receive it as Doug told me Shopsmith didn't sell the buckles, they only gave them to their employees to give away to those woodworkers they met and felt they deserved. I now only wear it on special occassions and to my woodworking club meetings.

I've seen these items pop up sometimes on ebay, you just have to be patient and lucky as they usually go fast, just like finding the red employee shirts and hats that are on there right now. Also, the Shopsmith Users Group (SSUG.org) sold shirts, coffee mugs, etc.. I do not know if they still do, or if the site is even up and running right now, but you can always check. I bought a nice polo shirt from them in 2003.

[judaspre1982]

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[fiatben]

It just seems natural to promote your own brand with these kinds of items. Does SS think they don't need the free publicity (never mind a new profit center selling these things to us!)

So, I'm thinking of things I'd love to buy and wear/use:
t-shirt
jacket
turning/shop apron
ball cap
pen
canvas tool tote
canvas bucket tool organizer
bumper sticker
coffee mug
some kind of sign that says "This is a Shopsmith shop"
toy SS for my grandsons (it's never too early to hook the next generation)

any other ideas, guys? think anyone at SS is watching??

[dusty]

It just seems natural to promote your own brand with these kinds of items. Does SS think they don't need the free publicity (never mind a new profit center selling these things to us!)

So, I'm thinking of things I'd love to buy and wear/use:
t-shirt
jacket
turning/shop apron
ball cap
pen
canvas tool tote
canvas bucket tool organizer
bumper sticker
coffee mug
some kind of sign that says "This is a Shopsmith shop"
toy SS for my grandsons (it's never too early to hook the next generation)

any other ideas, guys? think anyone at SS is watching??

Stay tuned and I'll show you a couple two or three of those items soon.

I even have a SS hand towel for on my golf bag. At least I used to. I have not been golfing in so long that my wife might have sold my clubs.