Re: Free to Good Home
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 2:30 pm
Last weekend I was finally able to make the trek to Houston (yes the Houston with all the massive flooding) and pick up the Shopsmith.
In the interim I have had the opportunity to visit with him by phone both prior to and toward the end of a hospital stay he had. While Gary had not been released from the hospital as I was picking it up, I was able to visit with his daughter about her grandfather and his Shopsmith.
Previously her dad Gary had indicated that following WWII a returning soldier originally bought this and built his home. Gary's father also a returning soldier then purchased it, and built his home.
It was at that home (now her father's) where I met her, and it appeared to be an exceptionally well built home, maintained through the years in a nice neighborhood. We drove to the storage unit and worked to free the Shopsmith from the middle of the storage unit.
During the time I got to know more of her grandfather and see yet another of the things he made with it. I have attached both a photo of the 10ER and of a Hutch, one of many things he made with it back then.
There is a lot of rust that I will carefully work through as I restore it. Gary's daughter requested pictures once I am done, as so many former owners I suspect do. It is in queue, just behind the 10E I am restoring. It is going to require a bit of time and patience to do, but it will be something I love to do, so time is an investment of value to me. No it is not for sale nor will it be when restored.
I am hoping that there is nothing too bad inside it or the motor that would make it a major expense, but we will see. I have a few bits and pieces of donor machines that I have collected, so I suspect I will have the parts I need. I will buy new bearings, belts, switch, and 3 prong power cable. It had what looked to be OEM 2 prong power cord, very brittle. If you look closely, you can see cracks in the photo.
Everett
In the interim I have had the opportunity to visit with him by phone both prior to and toward the end of a hospital stay he had. While Gary had not been released from the hospital as I was picking it up, I was able to visit with his daughter about her grandfather and his Shopsmith.
Previously her dad Gary had indicated that following WWII a returning soldier originally bought this and built his home. Gary's father also a returning soldier then purchased it, and built his home.
It was at that home (now her father's) where I met her, and it appeared to be an exceptionally well built home, maintained through the years in a nice neighborhood. We drove to the storage unit and worked to free the Shopsmith from the middle of the storage unit.
During the time I got to know more of her grandfather and see yet another of the things he made with it. I have attached both a photo of the 10ER and of a Hutch, one of many things he made with it back then.
There is a lot of rust that I will carefully work through as I restore it. Gary's daughter requested pictures once I am done, as so many former owners I suspect do. It is in queue, just behind the 10E I am restoring. It is going to require a bit of time and patience to do, but it will be something I love to do, so time is an investment of value to me. No it is not for sale nor will it be when restored.
I am hoping that there is nothing too bad inside it or the motor that would make it a major expense, but we will see. I have a few bits and pieces of donor machines that I have collected, so I suspect I will have the parts I need. I will buy new bearings, belts, switch, and 3 prong power cable. It had what looked to be OEM 2 prong power cord, very brittle. If you look closely, you can see cracks in the photo.
Everett
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