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fitzhugh wrote: I gotta say, my wife is beyond patient. But I just brought home a greenie, an 82, a bs, planer and jigsaw. That filled up the shop I was in the middle of setting up so now it is hard to get to the bathroom (odd house)... And promptly took them apart, cleaning them in the kitchen, electrolysis bath just outside the front door, and then I sit and polish in the living room. Let's see... There is still room on her side of the bedroom!
Yeah, I'd pick it up just to part out if I were a bit closer and single.

Fitz, you'd be surprised just how easy it is to break down and hide an ER! The headstock and motor are the only bulky items. I've got a 2 foot by 6 foot storage room off my patio, and I have most of 3 ERs in there, broken down, AND my water heater.

steve

Yeah, you all are evil, tempting me this way. Not sure how to sneak it past her when she'd have to drive the 2 1/2 hour round trip (I don't drive these days due to medical). "Let's go for a nice Sunday drive.... Oh, I dunno, how bout Campbell?" .....
"Hey, stop at that house, I really gotta ask to use their bathroom"...
"Why don't you run in and go too, it's a long drive back "...
"What's in what boxes and where did what boxes come from? LOOKOUTYOUHAVEAGIANTSPIDER IN YOUR HAIR! NO WAIT! IT'S DOWN YOUR SHIRT! Oh my GOD I THINK IT WAS PREGNANT!!"


Oh well, that's the best plan I can come up with and she's not even afraid of spiders.

So no er in my immediate future. And I do not seem to be any good at the take apart and hide approach as just two machines have truly taken over our whole house. At least I put the greenie back together before I broke down the '82. I left the motor out so I can replace the cord and I have to take it apart again to replaced a free bearings and a gilmer belt, but money goes to the newer one first.

rbursek wrote:That I need not have to answer to anyone. Ask permission, be incombered ect in any way via a relationship. I can be totally selfish to myself. And I feel sorry for those who cant.

The fellow dost protest too much, methinks.
(mild distortion of Willie&#8217]really about that person[/I] rather than the happily married man, who’s also happily hiding a Shopsmith in his basement?

I love my Shopsmith too, but it ain’t the kissin’ kind o’ love.

Let it go. We all know there’re women around… and we ain’t all that unhappy about it.

If we were, I doubt we’d ever hear a word about them here.

I can't read minds but I think there is a risk of people taking light hearted statements in this thread more seriously than intended...

That said... I don't see my wife as getting on the way of my hobbies, it's much more that my hobbies get in her way. She puts up with stepping over, around and through my hobbies regularly, not to mention the time and money. I never thought I'd hear a man say this, let alone me, but it would be easier if she had an Imelda Marcos shoe habit I could complain about if needed.
I am getting a few bonus points right now: I've got her cast iron pot in the electrolysis bath right now... Got rusty when she left it at work after a potluck.

Inviting her to take post is a great idea. She turned me on to sculpting... We've even sold a few joint pieces.

Then again, I did enjoy being a bachelor after a long run of relationships from high school on. I needed a few years single to know myself.

Now back to that er... I know some prefer the er but I'm not clear why. They LOOK so much cooler, but what is the technical reason? If closer I'd buy it just to pass parts on to people for cost of shipping. I'll be down that way in a week or so but doubt it will still be available. Or maybe I'll keep it and ditch my greenie. If still there... (And the addiction begins)
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fitzhugh wrote:Now back to that er... I know some prefer the er but I'm not clear why. They LOOK so much cooler, but what is the technical reason?

The only reason I know of is. It's heavier and maybe because it's a much older tool.

fitzhugh wrote: Now back to that er... I know some prefer the er but I'm not clear why. They LOOK so much cooler, but what is the technical reason? If closer I'd buy it just to pass parts on to people for cost of shipping. I'll be down that way in a week or so but doubt it will still be available. Or maybe I'll keep it and ditch my greenie. If still there... (And the addiction begins)
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As a table saw, the ER is a trim saw at best. HZ and vert. drill-press, the ER is as good, except until you lift it into vertical position. Disc sander, same.

Now, the payoff. As a lathe, there is NO comparison! That same cast iron headstock that gives you a hernia lifting into vertical drill-press position, makes a GREAT lathe headstock. The 1/4th inch wall thickness way tubes help, too.
And, since you've got a bench instead of lower tubes, you can put 2 or 3 hundred pounds of sand on them, for even more stability.

steve

Fitz,
I get a bit carried away on " that" subject, I will use restraint here in the future. I think every one should have an ER, looks like they are much simpler to rebuild and make into a show piece, which they should be brought back to just because of there heritage. With a base made out of some figurative 5 or 6 quarter maple, dyed with Dark Vintage Antique Maple, then some BLO cut with MS 50/50% to "pop" the grain figure, then a wash coat of semi gloss poly cut the same.. Now that I write this, may take that on for a winter project, looks like after I searched "shop smith" also a tip if searching CL some spell it as 2 words, some as one word and the search engine is real specific on that and one way will not bring up the other and vice a versa, in Ca on CL, are allot of them out there, there is one around here in really good shape for its age asking 200.00.

Heck, now that I checked CL there is another one in good shape for 150, if money was not spent for the month and into June would pick one of them up for that winter project. Time to save the contact #s
Thanks Fritz for getting my juices flowing on an ER!!!!!!!!

skou wrote: As a lathe, there is NO comparison!

steve

I beg to differ.
My Dream is the American Beauty

When I have 10-15 THOUSAND laying around with nothing to do or I can earn a living wood turning this will be mine.

terrydowning wrote:I beg to differ.
My Dream is the American Beauty

When I have 10-15 THOUSAND laying around with nothing to do or I can earn a living wood turning this will be mine.

Methinks he meant M5/V/7 vs 10E/R.