New woodworker to be...

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:46 am

drill press, lathe, disc sander, shaper, and table saw. in great shape.
I offered him $400.00 down from his $600.00 and he accepted it.

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:51 am

Hey does the Shopsmith break down to smaller parts? I don't have a truck and don't know if my wife's Jeep Liberty is going to handle it. I might have to get uhaul pickup or friends truck.

brown_hawk · Post by **brown_hawk** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:06 am

The legs will unbolt. You are stuck with the length, but should be able to get it home that way.

Hawk

drewa · Post by **drewa** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:07 am

Congrats! We hope you take the time to check out the Sawdust Sessions. We can get you up and dusty in no time at all!

Be good,

Drew

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:16 am

Congradulations on becoming the new owner of an older Shopsmith.

I hope you had chance to find out its history. Some of the old models have stories to tell. If it has a colorful history, it makes it that much more fun to rebuild them.

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:48 am

I can't wait to pick it up. I will check it out. I would appreciate any help.

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:17 pm

I hate to be the bearing of bad news but the machine you showed is a Total Shop, not a Shopsmith. I just disassembled one so I have some parts for it. The 5/8" arbor is standard but the tubes, double bearing quill (nice), 110/220 VAC 1 1/2 HP 16.8/8.4 Amp motor will not fit the Shopsmith or vise versa. None of the Shopsmith internal headstock parts will fit the Total Shop. All Shopsmith SPTs will work. It is a nice machine but since there is no parts available but used ones, I would pass on it unless you can get it a lot cheaper, like $100 is a good price.

If you do buy it, I will be happy to answer any questions about the Total Shop and/or Shopsmith.

gpotwin wrote:I can't wait to pick it up. I will check it out. I would appreciate any help.

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:33 pm

Which picutures are you talking about that it is a total shop?

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:38 pm

Is this a true Shopsmith Mark V?

scottss · Post by **scottss** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:44 pm

It appears that you have pics of two different machines am I correct?

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