New Guy - What have I bought

sikashop · Post by **sikashop** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:34 pm

Hi All
Until yesterday I didnt know a machine like the ShopSmith existed !!
I was on a local online auction site looking for a drillpress and bandsaw when I saw this and had to have it.

I am yet to pick it up but can some tell me what Im geting for my $500 kiwi peso's, good or bad

Cheers

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver ... 0_full.jpg

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:39 pm

sikashop wrote:Hi All
Until yesterday I didnt know a machine like the ShopSmith existed !!
I was on a local online auction site looking for a drillpress and bandsaw when I saw this and had to have it.

I am yet to pick it up but can some tell me what Im geting for my $500 kiwi peso's, good or bad

Cheers

..........After fixing the pix link it looks like a 'total shop clone'.

see post #9 >> https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=4039

cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:10 pm

I agree, Looks like a Shopsmith clone. Not a Shopsmith.
Some shopsmith parts will work some will not.

Len · Post by **Len** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:05 am

Most PARTS will work on your beast but I would think that repair of internals may be a bit dicey. Enjoy what you have and post here any issues and you will get all the help a guy can use. Enjoy your machine and look forward to a lot of sawdust.

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:23 pm

Len wrote:Most PARTS will work on your beast but I would think that repair of internals may be a bit dicey. Enjoy what you have and post here any issues and you will get all the help a guy can use. Enjoy your machine and look forward to a lot of sawdust.

I have disassembled 2 Total Shops for parts. The way and bench tubes are a different size. It does have the 5/8' quill and accessory shafts for the 5/8" hubs and accessories. All the internal headstock parts are different sizes from the Shopsmith. The headstock casing is longer. All the Shopsmith SPT equipment that has mounting tubes will fit on the ends of the Total Shop. I brought them for the 1.5 HP 100/220 VAC 16.8/8.4 amp motor that has a 56 frame mount. The motor and motor pan is over 1" longer than the Shopsmith motor and pan. The idler shaft and drive sleeve shafts are longer too. The speed control assembly and control sheave are different from the Shopsmith. It uses a wider Poly-V belt with wider Poly-v pulleys. I have repaired several Total Shop headstocks if anyone has any repair questions.