Trading in a headstock towards a power pro

wa2crk · Post by **wa2crk** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:22 pm

You may want to check ALL of the attributes of the refurb process. You have to ship your headstock to SS for the refurb. I don't know if SS or you will have to pay to ship it back. SS also has refurbed headstocks available for sale and I believe that this would permit you to keep your old headstock as a spare.
I bought a new factory assembled headstock and I have already loaned my old one out to a couple of folks as well as our woodworking group in the retirement community when those needed repairs.
Just check all options and their costs before leaping.
Bill V

Billdit · Post by **Billdit** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:48 pm

I bought the DIY Power Pro kit at a Lowe's demo last fall... There were no trade in deals at the demo... I paid approx. $1275 after all the discounts and getting the 5% off using my Lowe's card... I bought a "headstock" on EBay for approx. $75 that included only the stuff I used on the power pro... Put my old motor, etc in it and now have a smooth running power head waiting to find a "shorty" deal... If I can do the DIY kit, I think any one with a small amount of mechanical skill would find it very doable... The only problem I have found using the PowerPro is that I have to keep dusting off my hearing protection because things are so quiet I don't need them. The PowerPro is the best investment I have made in my shop!

drewg · Post by **drewg** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:14 pm

Billdit wrote:I bought the DIY Power Pro kit at a Lowe's demo last fall... There were no trade in deals at the demo... I paid approx. $1275 after all the discounts and getting the 5% off using my Lowe's card... I bought a "headstock" on EBay for approx. $75 that included only the stuff I used on the power pro... Put my old motor, etc in it and now have a smooth running power head waiting to find a "shorty" deal... If I can do the DIY kit, I think any one with a small amount of mechanical skill would find it very doable... The only problem I have found using the PowerPro is that I have to keep dusting off my hearing protection because things are so quiet I don't need them. The PowerPro is the best investment I have made in my shop!

Thanks for the insight Bill, I think I'll keep my eye out for a cheap headstock and do something like the shop deputy down the road.

I spoke with a really helpful Shopsmith rep earlier and she tried to clarify how some of the onsite deals work.

The trade in program ended a few years back. They would give you $200 for your old headstock if you purchased a refurb or new headstock. She said they got lots of takers and are stocked for the foreseeable future
The buy today discount is 10% but she noted you have to pay sales tax at Lowes so it could be a wash if sales tax is high in your state (6% in KY so that is equivalent to a 4% discount)
SS does not offer a Military discount but Lowes offers a 10% military discount. I'll ask about veteran discount when I go in to make sure it wasnt just a misunderstanding
A Lowes card would net you another 5%
She did also say they don't give discounts for buying multiple items (like if I were to buy the lathe rest and diy kit and if my brother bought a new mark v. I'd say this one has the most breathing room for negotiation on the floor, but I'll take it at face value for now.

All in all though a 10% discount for buy today and 5% for a Lowes CC would put you in a pretty good boat. A 10% Lowes military discount on top of that is enough to make you want to enlist.. (note: card offer and military discount cant be used together)

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:10 pm

may not be globally consistent.

Check with the store where you would most likely deal. Some times a store will offer discounts, in addition to the military discount, if you put the item on your Lowe's time payment plan (credit card).

Billdit · Post by **Billdit** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:04 pm

If I use my Lowe's card but not on the time payment, I get 5% off, if one uses the time payment! the discount would be lost... It's one or the other, not both... So I put it on the card and pay it off every month so don't get finance charges... I pay off the Lowe's card every month, as I do all other credit cards...debt is not a good thing unless you are real young and think stuff is real important...

drewg · Post by **drewg** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:50 pm

Yeah, looks like 5% is what you currently get with the card and it also looks like it cannot be used in conjunction with a military discount.

&quot wrote: *5% off your Lowe's® Consumer Credit Card purchase: Get 5% off your single-receipt purchase of any in-stock or Special Order merchandise charged to your Lowe's® Consumer Credit Card. Offer is not valid on previous sales; purchase of services; gift cards; Dacor®, ICON® or Fisher & Paykel® appliances; or Weber products. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any coupon, Lowe's military discounts, Lowe's employee discounts or Lowe's low-price guarantee.

timster68 · Post by **timster68** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:53 pm

What about sales tax when getting one of the upgrades at Lowes? Do you have to pay any local tax?

drewg · Post by **drewg** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:57 pm

Yes you pay your local sales tax when purchasing at a Lowes, which is one of the reasons they give you a "buy today" discount in the store.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:30 pm

drewg wrote: . . .

The buy today discount is 10% but she noted you have to pay sales tax at Lowes so it could be a wash if sales tax is high in your state (6% in KY so that is equivalent to a 4% discount) . . .

So where in KY ye be?

drewg · Post by **drewg** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:46 pm

Western Ky originally but I reckon I've been in Louisville long enough to call it home

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