Shopsmith sandpaper
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- cincinnati
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Shopsmith sandpaper
I was in my local Lowe's and noticed the sandpaper section had been reset. No Shopsmith sandpaper to be found. Wonder if it's gone for good or just not reset yet?
Anyone notice at their local store?
Anyone notice at their local store?
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Yes, I was there this morning and all I found in the sandpaper rack was 3M. Every size and shape imaginable but all 3M.cincinnati wrote:I was in my local Lowe's and noticed the sandpaper section had been reset. No Shopsmith sandpaper to be found. Wonder if it's gone for good or just not reset yet?
Anyone notice at their local store?
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cincinnati wrote:I was in my local Lowe's and noticed the sandpaper section had been reset. No Shopsmith sandpaper to be found. Wonder if it's gone for good or just not reset yet?
Anyone notice at their local store?
Shopsmith paper was at my Lowes when I got my Double-Tilt upgrade 10 days ago.
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A 1982 500 Shopsmith brand upgraded to a Mark 7 PowerPro, Jointer, Bandsaw (with Kreg fence), Strip Sander, Ring Master and lots of accessories all purchased new
12" Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, 1200 CFM DC
I noticed a couple of weeks ago that there were two separate locations for sandpaper at my local Lowe's - the paint section and the tools section. In the painting section there was no SS paper but there was some in the tools section.paulmcohen wrote:Shopsmith paper was at my Lowes when I got my Double-Tilt upgrade 10 days ago.
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Yeah, paint section was all 3M, Tool section was all Gator.ss50th wrote:I noticed a couple of weeks ago that there were two separate locations for sandpaper at my local Lowe's - the paint section and the tools section. In the painting section there was no SS paper but there was some in the tools section.
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1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
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1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
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Public Photos of Projects
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Shopsmith sandpaper is re-branded Gator sandpaper. It's something Shopsmith is trying at some Lowe's around the country. I don't know how long it will or will not last. I guess it depends on how successful it is.
... so says the man who did the Shopsmith Demo at the Lowe's in Richmond a couple of months ago.
... so says the man who did the Shopsmith Demo at the Lowe's in Richmond a couple of months ago.
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Interesting. I have some of the Gator products and have no complaints with them. Other than I wish I could get a finer grained 1 x 24" belt for my strip sander. (Locally I mean, there easily ordered online.)
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1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmpX5k8IhN7ahFCo9VvTDsCpoV_g
Public Photos of Projects
http://sdrv.ms/MaXNLX
Terry
Copy and paste the URLs into your browser if you want to see the photos.
1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmpX5k8IhN7ahFCo9VvTDsCpoV_g
Public Photos of Projects
http://sdrv.ms/MaXNLX
Although you may be correct I must say the gator and Shopsmith brands I have in my shop vary greatly. The Shopsmith paper I have is of far greater quality than the gator, which is seldom used due to it's poor quality. JimCulprit wrote:Shopsmith sandpaper is re-branded Gator sandpaper. It's something Shopsmith is trying at some Lowe's around the country. I don't know how long it will or will not last. I guess it depends on how successful it is.
... so says the man who did the Shopsmith Demo at the Lowe's in Richmond a couple of months ago.
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