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Believe it or not. Years ago, I have talked to several Shopsmith owners who was retiring to Florida and who came to me to sell their equipment with much regret. No outside sheds or additions were allowed. I was able to take a spare bedroom (10X12 or larger) in their new home, remove the carpet, sealed the a/c duct and install a heat/cool AC unit in the window. We added an extra power box directly from the main switch box and added extra lights and outlets around the room from this box and weather stripped the door. We insulated the window above the AC unit to keep noise down. We set a rug and vacuum by the door to clear off any sawduct before leaving the room. Made the closet into a storage place for all the tools. One bedroom even had its own bath room. I told him to just put a portqble bed in the corner so he could live there 24 hours a day when needed. These gentleman was really happy to keep their woodworking equipment and to be able to use it for many more years. They did crafts for donations and craft shows. My labor was free as I enjoyed helping them and I got to maintain thier equipment. I am sure there were outher minor things we did to kept the wife happy. I am sure we did this for less than a $1000 with all the improvements. These were in unit controlled developments but were only inside changes. I believe we changed one window to a french door to the outsidie to get wood things in and out and move the AC unit into the wall by the door. These were really fun projects to play with that I was real proud of. I was into big time home Improvement projects for many years as a side business. I roamed all over Florida for many years buying, selling, evaulating and offering solutions for various Shopsmith problems.

I was able to add another 20' to the end of the garage for a work shop in some of the modular homes (trailers) being sold in some communinities. Ways to keep busy and make a few bucks. I was cheap and did good work since I was retired. This was always my reply when someone said they had no room for woodworking equipment, I had the pictures to show at one time but got lost somewhere. I lost books, catalogs, parts, manuals, sketch books, pictures, etc at the various Home Shows.

beeg wrote:So HOW is that knot selling it here?

'Negotiations' are done privately.

This forum sponsor has been quite tolerant in this (and others) regard.

Strictly speaking, it is though.

Our San Diego home is a condo with a two car garage.There are very strict rules, and no exterior changes can be made. Sometimesfrustrating, but that’s why this development remains so nice and neat. I insulated the garage door for sound proofingwhile wood working when we first moved in. After a few years I did very littlewoodworking.
When we got the house in PA I hauled my tools there in myminivan: it took me three trips as we traveled there for the summer. I’d haulthem back in a trailer but I have to tow a car since we’re there for thesummer.
I guess I should consider the cost of a sturdy crate andshipping back to CA. After removing the legs tools don’t take up that muchspace, but they are heavy. I don’t plan on ever making the garage a work shopagain, but it would be nice to have the tools handy.

JPG40504 wrote:'Negotiations' are done privately.

Your STILL using the SS provided forum.

beeg wrote:Your STILL using the SS provided forum.

This might be referred to as "rationalization" and "pushing the envelope".

dusty wrote:This might be referred to as "rationalization" and "pushing the envelope".

Pushing the sponsors tolerance for sure.

Past 'history' indicates a tolerance for the private route.

As long as the 'status quo' remains(reasonable, civil activity), I think it may continue to 'be tolerated'.

The sponsor is quite tolerant of other non-ss discussions including competing brands. I consider that a feather in their cap because open discussion is likely more honest.

The sponsor allows mentioning of E-bay and Craig's list etc. with no interference.






Yes the sponsor is allowing it's rules to be bent/pushed!

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@wgander,

Could you substantially disassemble your equipment and make it fit in the towed car's trunk and/or somewhere in the RV? I'm thinking along the lines of removing the legs, taking the headstock off the tubes and disassemble the tubes/ends, etc.

Good luck on your downsizing.

Roy

Disassembly to bring them home is a possibility. It will depend on what else we want to bring back to CA. There's limited space in the motor home and the towed vehicle is now a Scion xB. The heaviest tool is the Pro-Planer; I'd consider selling that because I won't need it. (As much as I like it, I never really did need it. It did come in handy several times.)
I really like these tools: I got a second job to be able to buy them.

beeg wrote:Your STILL using the SS provided forum.

"Your"?

You're, possibly?

steve

[quote="wgander"]Disassembly to bring them home is a possibility. It will depend on what else we want to bring back to CA. There's limited space in the motor home and the towed vehicle is now a Scion xB. The heaviest tool is the Pro-Planer]

Have you looked into freight carriers? You have to build a crate for your equipment, but if you work with their schedule it is suprisingly cheap to ship large heavy objects across the country.