I am new to the Shopsmith, but about 20 years ago I did custom woodworking for about 10 years. Always wanted to get back into woodworking but never really had the space or the money for all the tools. I recently was able to get a Shopsmith with jointer, bandsaw, lathe, disc sander, drum sander, and the dust collector with all accessories and manuals.
After reading the manual and making sure everything is setup correctly, I think this is one of the best tools ever! I'm going to start small but I can't really think of many things that I could not make that we did in that custom shop.
I look forward to asking questions and hope soon i might be able to help others!
New owner of Shopsmith!!
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Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
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JPG
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Welcome indeed!
I am sure your decade of experience will benefit us all.
As for the machine do not hesitate to ask questions.
I suggest you check out the sticky(first) posts in the maintenance forum here.
I am sure your decade of experience will benefit us all.
As for the machine do not hesitate to ask questions.
I suggest you check out the sticky(first) posts in the maintenance forum here.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
User "Apexsunguitars" joined last summer and was an avid Luther if I remember correctly and was new to Shopsmiths - I think he bought 2-3 of them used and was fixing up or restoring them…]http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... ght=guitar[/URL]cnorwood wrote:JPG, I think the first thing I want to make is a movable cart that will hold all the accessory that is not being used and do you know if anyone has ever made a electric guitar with a shopsmith?
'78 Mark V 500 #27995 (my Dad bought new)
'82 Mark V 500 #96309
Two '47 10E's (serial#4314+6149) - one a dedicated drill press and the other a lathe
Two 10E/ER in parts slowly being restored…#26822 and #????? (SS plate missing)
SPT's: Bandsaw, Belt Sander, Strip Sander, Jointer, Jigsaw, Biscuit Joiner
'82 Mark V 500 #96309
Two '47 10E's (serial#4314+6149) - one a dedicated drill press and the other a lathe
Two 10E/ER in parts slowly being restored…#26822 and #????? (SS plate missing)
SPT's: Bandsaw, Belt Sander, Strip Sander, Jointer, Jigsaw, Biscuit Joiner
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dstensland
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Yes! I haven't done so myself but have concluded that Shopsmith is fairly popular among luthiers. Here's a story that highlights the acquisition of a Shopsmith and the subsequent build of a nice Telecaster... http://www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/ttp04.htmcnorwood wrote:... do you know if anyone has ever made a electric guitar with a shopsmith?
Here's a banjo maker that enjoys using his Shopsmith...
http://www.songofthegreatlakes.com/shopsmith.htm
Here are a three more links where you can see Shopsmith users building guitars...
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/luthier ... ith-s.html
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 3&p=795291
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2011-tdpri-t ... ead-2.html
I don't know if JPG has built a guitar, but maybe one of the guitar builders in this group will speak up and tell you more than I can.
Oh, and welcome to the group!
-Dave
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JPG
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Not Guilty!!!!!!;)dstensland wrote: . . .
I don't know if JPG has built a guitar, but maybe one of the guitar builders in this group will speak up and tell you more than I can.
Oh, and welcome to the group!
-Dave
Cannot play one either!:rolleyes:
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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rlkeeney
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Take a look at the links in this post.
I found these on the forum using Google
Pin-routing Guitar Fretboard
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=896
Maple Thinline Tele
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=5242
Mark V as a Fret Press
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=3972
You can find a lot of stuff searching for "guitar shopsmith" using Google. I find looking at the images I have a better chance of finding someone actually doing something with their Shopsmith.
There are several members at http://tdpri.com that are using shopsmiths to build guitars.
I found these on the forum using Google
Pin-routing Guitar Fretboard
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=896
Maple Thinline Tele
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=5242
Mark V as a Fret Press
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=3972
You can find a lot of stuff searching for "guitar shopsmith" using Google. I find looking at the images I have a better chance of finding someone actually doing something with their Shopsmith.
There are several members at http://tdpri.com that are using shopsmiths to build guitars.
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teacherman
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I am in the process of designing a tall rolling cabinet to hold all the SPTs and accessories for my 1956 SS. My buddy Rich McConnell has an old model 10 SS and I know he has use it to build mandos, and at least one guitar.cnorwood wrote:JPG, I think the first thing I want to make is a movable cart that will hold all the accessory that is not being used and do you know if anyone has ever made a electric guitar with a shopsmith?
My cabinet will be 6 ft tall, 3 ft. wide, and 18 inches deep. According to my calculations, it will hold everything I need it to.