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landp
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dimensions?

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Does anyone know weight of a Shopsmith 5?
500 Headstock on a Mark 7 base. I can tilt the head up or down
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fiatben
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http://www.songofthegreatlakes.com/ssvssmithy.htm the answer is 200-250 pounds depending on how it is configured
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