12" Planer

masonsailor2 · Post by **masonsailor2** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:32 pm

I picked up a SS surface planer yesterday. Price was too good to pass up. Its the mount on the SS version. But it brings up a point. The price was really low and my buddy who picked it up for me (I was out of town) brought up an interesting question. Is there a data base of stolen SS machines and SPT's ? This is the second time in two weeks I have come across a new or nearly new SS and SPT for next to nothing. Just a thought.
Paul

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:13 am

There is no data base that I know of. But even if there was, the Shopsmith equipment is tagged with serial numbers in such a way that the number can be very easily removed. There would be no way to positively identify any specific piece of equipment with the serial number tag removed.

forrestb · Post by **forrestb** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:21 am

One way to deal with "no serial number" would be like paperback books: if no cover, it is likely stolen.
Forrest

masonsailor2 · Post by **masonsailor2** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 8:27 pm

Good point Forrest. Rose is a rose. But on the other hand we are supposing the thiefs are smart enough to remove the serial numbers ! All of mine have had the serial numbers on them. Hmmm.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:57 pm

masonsailor2 wrote:Good point Forrest. Rose is a rose. But on the other hand we are supposing the thiefs are smart enough to remove the serial numbers ! All of mine have had the serial numbers on them. Hmmm.

A production date code is neither a serial number nor a unique identifier.

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