UK Shopsmith on the Bay

jm51 · Post by **jm51** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:31 pm

No, my bid was $240, couldn't justify any more as most of it would be surplus to requirements, I'll never be using a planer and I'd rather have a Festool shopvac.

What I could really do with is one with a bandsaw, lots of arbors etc. and a non working headstock to keep the price low enough to not feel guilty about ruining the machine if my mods to it prove to be stupid.

h-bomb · Post by **h-bomb** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:10 pm

jm51 are you a blue or red?

ldh · Post by **ldh** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:44 pm

[quote="h-bomb"]jm51 are you a blue or red? ]

What is a blue or red?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:18 pm

ldh wrote:What is a blue or red?

xxxxx blood?

Repxxxxx/Demxxxx? Maybe tea party!

BTW is scallie short for scallawag?

h-bomb · Post by **h-bomb** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:12 am

In Liverpool, there are two Assocation Football

teams Everton and Liverpool.
Everton play in Blue and Liverpool play in red. Liverpool are now owned by the Fenway Sports Group, owner of the Boston Red Sox.

jm51 · Post by **jm51** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:21 am

Red.

There's a buzz here thanks to the new owners. Not just for next season but there is a sense of excitement with the plans for youth development. I've heard that Dalglish (Liverpools manager, coach in American terms) has been bringing youngsters in to train with the team.

Sensible investment in young people is never a mistake.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:03 am

I love the fact that the forum has gone international. My first reaction to the starter post for this thread was "Why do care about an offer to sell in the UK". Now I know; now that I have become aware that some of the members are not here in the US.

This is a great stride forward. I hope that it expands even farther.

horologist · Post by **horologist** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:31 am

dusty wrote:
This is a great stride forward. I hope that it expands even farther.

Extraterrestrial?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:59 pm

horologist wrote:Extraterrestrial?

We have had a couple of participants from 'down under'!;) Interesting 'differences' in older models sold there(back then).

jm51 · Post by **jm51** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:32 am

According to Mal Hyams in his demo video, about 3,000 Shopsmiths have been sold in the UK.

I pity extraterrestrials when it comes to shipping charges for Shopsmith bits and pieces, it's bad enough here in the UK.