New woodworker to be...

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:06 pm

gpotwin wrote:Is this a true Shopsmith Mark V?

It appears to be a Shopsmith Mark V Model 500. If you have the serial number that can be better confirmed.

The other photos do not look like any Shopsmith I have ever seen.

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:22 pm

Yes three actually.
One was all rusty from picture.
2nd I was told it looked like a Total Shop not Shopsmith
The last one is what I am looking at now and it is a shopsmith Mark V and the guy told me I could buy it for $400 instead of $600 as he wants it out of his way in his workshop.

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:54 pm

The pictures from your 07:46 AM post is a Total Shop. The last picture is a nice looking Shopsmith. Not a bad deal for $400. Where did the Total Shop pictures come from as you never said.

I see the original rusty Shopsmith you were looking at is listed on Ebay now. I doubt he will get much for it as it is really rough and rusty looking. These are the ones I buy for $100.

gpotwin wrote:Yes three actually.
One was all rusty from picture.
2nd I was told it looked like a Total Shop not Shopsmith
The last one is what I am looking at now and it is a shopsmith Mark V and the guy told me I could buy it for $400 instead of $600 as he wants it out of his way in his workshop.

gpotwin · Post by **gpotwin** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:30 pm

All in the Fayetteville/Sanford NC area.
Thanks to everyone here who have helped me make a better decision.

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:13 pm

IF you buy one, the FIRST THING to do is clean it up, lube it, and then turn the power coupling by HAND.