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Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
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Re: Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
Here is my vote. The most expensive weed wacker rewinder.
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Re: Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
I gotta mention the early advertisung(?) of cutting sheet goods with the saw in drill press mode and an unguarded saw blade.
Also the reversed headstock to drill holes above as into ceiling joists.
Also the reversed headstock to drill holes above as into ceiling joists.
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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
Re: Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
Just "shows to go you," if you want a ShopSmith to do "Amazing" things,ERLover wrote:Skou has a pic of some weird thing, could be the Margaretta thing or a blender. Other then possibly the ice cream maker those were all ER attachments/accessories I do believe over the years, maybe the ice cream maker too for all I know.
I am just wondering what is powering them all at the same time, got to be a 3 step pulley system with a lot of belts running off off the ones that are not powering the head stock.
it had better be a Model 10!
Yes, I've posted that picture before, but just in jest!
(Like this thread should be!)
steve
10 ER, stripped down.
Basic 10ER, Parts machine. Will be a semi-dedicated drill-press machine.
10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
Basic 10ER, Parts machine. Will be a semi-dedicated drill-press machine.
10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
Re: Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
Oh, on a serious note, I once hung a 360 Chrysler
crankshaft between centers, to polish up the main
journals. No power was involved, used my first
Model 10 as a jig.
(Lathe drive center on the headstock, and a dead center
on the tailstock.)
Yes, the engine ran just fine, after.
steve
crankshaft between centers, to polish up the main
journals. No power was involved, used my first
Model 10 as a jig.
(Lathe drive center on the headstock, and a dead center
on the tailstock.)
Yes, the engine ran just fine, after.
steve
10 ER, stripped down.
Basic 10ER, Parts machine. Will be a semi-dedicated drill-press machine.
10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
Basic 10ER, Parts machine. Will be a semi-dedicated drill-press machine.
10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
Re: Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
There was the 10er I spotted on Kijiji that was set up with a meat grinder. http://shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewtopic ... 27#p201227
And there was a report of a Mk VII that had been used as a chicken plucker. http://shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewtopic ... 70#p164070
And there was a report of a Mk VII that had been used as a chicken plucker. http://shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewtopic ... 70#p164070
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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Re: Oddest thing a Shopsmith has been used for?
I used to bring home shoe repair work from the store and do it at night using a Shopsmith. I didn't have a metal lathe in those days so I had a local specialty machinist make several adapters to my specs so I could do the work. Walking out to the woodshop after supper sure beat driving back to the store for a few hours work to keep up with the work load.
There were a zillion odd jobs I just had to do at the store with special equipment but the meat & potatoes work I could do most of at home.
The Shopsmith served the purpose well.
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There were a zillion odd jobs I just had to do at the store with special equipment but the meat & potatoes work I could do most of at home.
The Shopsmith served the purpose well.
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
farmer
Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill