masonsailor2 wrote:Ordered a replacement quill on Oct 11 2017. Still waiting and machine is still down. The newest blurb from SS now says April. I love these machines but having a machine down for seven months is getting old.
Paul
At least 5 times, after being on hold listening to "We are experiencing high call volumes."
I was told numerous times that my "belt sander parts would ship by the end of the week." My parts were FINALLY shipped yesterday(3/27/18) according to their website,after a final terse conversation with them. There have been so many excuses over the last 5 weeks that I can't list them all. Some were,"the prior parts order person didn't,order anything", "Everything is Hand Made here," "Our suppliers haven't shipped the parts needed."
I severely pains me to see any American company, especially one that has produced a classic American made tool(which I have owned new and updated (since 1981)NOT providing top notch, responsive customer technical and product support. My BIL, a Shop Smith owner prior to me has cancelled at least one order for prolonged delays. This is a wake up call to them!
I'm sure other $$ owners don't want don't want a Chinese made HF or Grizzlers knock off.
$$ management needs to step up, and be honest with owners!
rbcsaver wrote:At least 5 times, after being on hold listening to "We are experiencing high call volumes."
I was told numerous times that my "belt sander parts would ship by the end of the week." My parts were FINALLY shipped yesterday(3/27/18) according to their website,after a final terse conversation with them. There have been so many excuses over the last 5 weeks that I can't list them all. Some were,"the prior parts order person didn't,order anything", "Everything is Hand Made here," "Our suppliers haven't shipped the parts needed."
I severely pains me to see any American company, especially one that has produced a classic American made tool(which I have owned new and updated (since 1981)NOT providing top notch, responsive customer technical and product support. My BIL, a Shop Smith owner prior to me has cancelled at least one order for prolonged delays. This is a wake up call to them!
I'm sure other $$ owners don't want don't want a Chinese made HF or Grizzlers knock off.
$$ management needs to step up, and be honest with owners!
I am not sure '$$ management' is down in the trenches to really understand what has been happening recently. I do hope I am wrong or that that changes quickly.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
JPG wrote:I am not sure '$$ management' is down in the trenches to really understand what has been happening recently. I do hope I am wrong or that that changes quickly.
It all kind of makes me glad I bought all of those used Shopsmiths on that retirement prep binge a number of years ago...
If I had one SS and it was the primary tool in my shop (and I didn't have about 20parts units stored back ) and my machine was down I would probably be hitting craigslists for a parts machine or a working machine to serve until parts came in.
If you bought one for parts you could likely save a complete set of parts that might quit and sell the parts not prone to fail (like legs, tubes, unwanted spt's etc.) for enough to pay all of the cost.
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill