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Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

That is because they succumbed to the "I want" urge rather than "I need".

Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

And just how any people like that are there? I suspect very few, and they (the ones I've seen) have good reasons, like death, illness, divorce, etc.

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Concerning JPG's thought about want vs. need: I disagree!!! I wanted a PowerPro, I didn't need it. Also, when you come right down to it, I wanted a MarkV, I didn't need it.

charlese wrote:

Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

And just how any people like that are there? I suspect very few, and they (the ones I've seen) have good reasons, like death, illness, divorce, etc.

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Concerning JPG's thought about want vs. need: I disagree!!! I wanted a PowerPro, I didn't need it. Also, when you come right down to it, I wanted a MarkV, I didn't need it.

Humph! I NEED a PP but do not WANT to get a divorce to obtain it!

JPG wrote:

charlese wrote:

Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

And just how any people like that are there? I suspect very few, and they (the ones I've seen) have good reasons, like death, illness, divorce, etc.

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Concerning JPG's thought about want vs. need: I disagree!!! I wanted a PowerPro, I didn't need it. Also, when you come right down to it, I wanted a MarkV, I didn't need it.

Humph! I NEED a PP but do not WANT to get a divorce to obtain it!

What about the guy who wants a PP and a divorce but doesn't need either?

JPG wrote: Humph! I NEED a PP but do not WANT to get a divorce to obtain it!

I know,the NEED thing will take a bit of planning! Then, with excitement, exclaim how much you can do if you only had a PowerPro. (these things are of course, things she wants done.) If there really is a need, you know the "things". If there is a special - it will help! Timing is crucial

If you can sock away a "foxy pocket" that would help! "Look! I've been saving for it"!.

If you get it - the honey do list is in concrete!!!

Since you already have several Shopsmiths, things that are done on lower speed are the jobs you can quote. - like using large forstner bits????

He, H, He!! I am glad my wife is a wood worker. No such problems here.

Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

Just about every Shopsmith I've purchased or been given has come along with plenty of unused items. I have say it has taught me to use the stuff. Of course, I have plenty of stuff that if I stopped woodworking today would never have been used.

Look up a Total Solutions Micro Kerf Sawblade. If I had paid the retail rate, I'd probably be tempted to never use it. You think Forrest is expensive, this one goes for $185 for a 10" blade.

jsburger wrote:He, H, He!! I am glad my wife is a wood worker. No such problems here.

My "wife" isn't.

Or, I'm a single me. I (and the accountant) get to make
ALL my "stoopid" decisions. And, I do NOT have an accountant
to blame my bad choices on.

On the other hand, I'll be loaning a Model 10 "Lathe" to my older
brother, in a few days. He is NOT into the whole "Shopsmith" thing,
since our old neighbor had a Mark 7. He thinks, STILL, that plastic
stuff in the drive train is not "kosher." (This was the middle 60's,
guys.) 2 of my younger (that is 2 out of 5) brothers HAVE Model
10s.

My Model 10s have plastic switch handles, and quill feed knobs!
Oh, paper protectors, too.

steve

charlese wrote:

Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

And just how any people like that are there? I suspect very few, and they (the ones I've seen) have good reasons, like death, illness, divorce, etc.

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Concerning JPG's thought about want vs. need: I disagree!!! I wanted a PowerPro, I didn't need it. Also, when you come right down to it, I wanted a MarkV, I didn't need it.

Charles I have no idea of how many buy a SS and never use it. I have no empirical data but I know of at least 10. And none that I can remember were the result of death,divorce or an illness. Two of the most surprising were a power pro and a Mark VII.

Ed in Tampa wrote:

charlese wrote:

Ed in Tampa wrote:It is amazing to me how many people buy a Shopsmith and never ever use it. Or use it once or twice and never again.

And just how any people like that are there? I suspect very few, and they (the ones I've seen) have good reasons, like death, illness, divorce, etc.

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Concerning JPG's thought about want vs. need: I disagree!!! I wanted a PowerPro, I didn't need it. Also, when you come right down to it, I wanted a MarkV, I didn't need it.

Charles I have no idea of how many buy a SS and never use it. I have no empirical data but I know of at least 10. And none that I can remember were the result of death,divorce or an illness. Two of the most surprising were a power pro and a Mark VII.

VII or 7?