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Jim, I'm with Chris on the addiction but will be thinking about you and your shoulder. Seems like a lot of guys I know have had to have that lately but all did well. Don't know but it might be our age causing most of this.
Really look forward to your posts where ever they show up. They have a lot of good information and thoughts.
thanks
Bill
Broken Arrow OK.

Looks like I responded to the wrong thread. Oh well. Just to repeat it here;

That's great, Jim! More to move to Colorado though.

Good luck with your surgery.

wlhayesmfs wrote: Don't know but it might be our age causing most of this.

Many many years ago a friend and much older co-worker died (heart problems). We got along great but I always thought of him as an old man. He died at 55... I turned 67 today... he was just a kid.
The SS addiction can get pretty bad. I keep fighting off the urge to buy more. Running low on loose money now and then helps.
I did get some clutter out of the shop and decided that I might squeeze in a couple more of them if I can find an excuse. I have enough left that I won't need to buy any more. Even though the SS setups are generally fast and easy I want to start doing some limited production work before long and it is nice to be able to leave repetitive setups intact sometimes. I have several "extra" table-saws (nothing fancy, 2 are old craftsman's 10" bench saws) and I want to make one into a dedicated box joint machine and just leave it like that. It's on a stand with good casters so I can just shove it back in a corner. Most stuff will stay Shopsmith. I did buy a Rigid TS3650 and really like it and I have a no-name 6" long-bed jointer I like well (but I also have an SS jointer). I have a 5 HP Foley-Belsaw planer/moulder/ripsaw/sander that serves my needs. I keep looking at new shiny machines (much like a married man walking down a crowed beach doesn't shut his eyes) but I have never seen anything that made me want to move out a Shopsmith and move it in... While some fuss about the constant setups I like the special ability to make widely varied setups.
I wanted a Shopsmith so bad I could taste it for 28 years before I bought my first one new in 1988. I really like myt TS3650 but it isn't the same feeling I have for my Shopsmiths at all.

robinson46176 wrote:...I wanted a Shopsmith so bad I could taste it for 28 years before I bought my first one new in 1988. I really like myt TS3650 but it isn't the same feeling I have for my Shopsmiths at all.

Well put, farmer! I like my 12" table saw for cutting large sheet goods, but I will never give up my Mark V.

Hi Jim! Yes, You sure got a good deal on that Shopsmith! Yea!!:D

Not such a good deal with your shoulder. Here's to a Speedy recovery and back to doing what you like!:D

I am a truly fortunate fellow. All of the kind wishes and prayers for me during this week of surgery mean a great deal. This surgery has me more nervous than a similar procedure two years ago. My surgeon has indicated he is uncertain how much can be done for the shoulder.

The 510 was a great find and although I have discovered a few minor issues they will all work out. The headstock is clean as a pin and lubricated. It runs as perfectly as a new one. Bill Mayo has offered some great advise and is a great sourse for a couple of parts I will need.

I will attach one picture. The tables have all been removed and this was taken prior to any clean up. fjimp:)

Irony-my conventional tablesaw is the TS3650 as well. I don't think it can be surpassed for the price. It is in my "whatever the atmosphere is, it is, garage." In my basement the two Mark V's are heated or air conditioned.(My shoulders are racing crashes catching up with me.)MikeT.

I will attach one picture. The tables have all been removed and this was taken prior to any clean up. fjimp:)[/quote]

Sorry about that I neglected to attach the picture. It was taken prior to clean up which will likley take several more days. Oh yeah actuall weeks in that my bride won't allow me near the shop until I have two working arms again.

The clean up is coming along nicely. It's sad how these folks had the Manual and must have never bothered to read about cleaning and waxing. I have disassembled tables and carriage lock/height adjustment mechanisms. I truly couldnt believe how much grunge I cleaned out. The tubes were so bad I had to use an abrasive pad to and wax combination to jar it loose. I was thrilled with how nice it looked and functionsed when clean and waxed. More after I am able. Thanks again for the prayers and all of the gind words from so many whose experiences and wit I enjoy so much. fjimp

Hi Jim,

Nice looking find you have there! I'm envious. From that picture it doesn't look like it will take much to get it in tip top shape after you return to the shop.

My best wishes for a speedy recovery from surgery. My (and I'm sure many others) prayers are with you during what will undoubtedly be a trying and anxious time.

Please let us hear from you as soon as you are able to return to the computer. We can at least TALK about shop.

fjimp wrote:I was thrilled with how nice it looked and functioned when clean and waxed. More after I am able.

looks like you got a good buy there.

best wishes for a successful surgery.
FWIW, when my BIL had his second shoulder surgery, he slept in a recliner for the first couple of nights. he said that it kept him from rolling around the wrong way in his sleep.

in his case, the second surgery on that shoulder actually seems to have worked out better than the first.

remember to behave yourself in rehab.

Ivan