new/old toy

farley · Post by **farley** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:34 pm

Picked up a sawsmith 7000 (radial arm saw) for $50 today.

came with about 12 blades, other attachments.

owner says it needs a new belt.
It works and goes round, but maybe there is slippage when under load.

I don't even know where the belt goes yet.

everything moves ok, I have downloadedthe manual and checked out the ssusers on yahoo.

I think I scored ok.

rlkeeney · Post by **rlkeeney** » Tue May 22, 2012 5:52 am

Good score.

Just in case you don't know this already. There is a Sawsmith group on Yahoo.

bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Tue May 22, 2012 9:20 am

farley wrote:Picked up a sawsmith 7000 (radial arm saw) for $50 today.

came with about 12 blades, other attachments.

owner says it needs a new belt.
It works and goes round, but maybe there is slippage when under load.

I don't even know where the belt goes yet.

everything moves ok, I have downloadedthe manual and checked out the ssusers on yahoo.

I think I scored ok.

Looks like you did well! Did you get any information as to when it was made? The one I have from 1959-60 has the 'Goldie' color scheme. If I remember correctly, the belt is in the housing around the right arbor. Which reminds me.....I need to lube the sheaves before using mine again.......

Bud

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Tue May 22, 2012 9:26 am

Dude... you suck!

farley · Post by **farley** » Tue May 22, 2012 9:36 am

yours is nice,
I don't have any idea when it was made.

I joined the ssusers site on yahoo

farley · Post by **farley** » Tue May 22, 2012 7:07 pm

my sawsmith serrial number is: 723217

does anyone have an idea of the year born

TIA

brad_nalor · Post by **brad_nalor** » Tue May 22, 2012 7:50 pm

Sounds like a similar story of the late John Folkerth. I might have it slightly off but apparently he had a Sawsmith and needed parts but quickly learned otherwise and ended up buying the remains of the old Shopsmith company. So are you planning to buy Shopsmith and make parts for these machines? Just kiddin and looks like you scored a super buy.

bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Tue May 22, 2012 8:47 pm

farley wrote:my sawsmith serrial number is: 723217

does anyone have an idea of the year born

TIA

Have no idea how they (Yuba) did serial numbers then.....mine is 706095, and I'm sure it was new from Monkey Wards in the '59-60 time-frame.

farley · Post by **farley** » Tue May 22, 2012 8:55 pm

my number, 723217, is higher than this chart even has numbers,

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/faq/radialarmsaw.htm

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:13 am

brad_nalor wrote:Sounds like a similar story of the late John Folkerth. I might have it slightly off but apparently he had a Sawsmith and needed parts but quickly learned otherwise and ended up buying the remains of the old Shopsmith company. So are you planning to buy Shopsmith and make parts for these machines? Just kiddin and looks like you scored a super buy.

Close. He bought a SawSmith without a blade at a yard/garage sale thinking obtaining a blade would be a simple matter. Wrong! So he then thought there would be a market for blades to fit, so he approached Magna American intending to get rights to manufacture blades. They offered him the whole kit and kaboodle.