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I recently bought a used (1981) Buffalo Multi-use Woodworking Machine. It looks like it is a Shopsmith. It says it was made in Taiwan. Does anyone know of this machine? Can I use Shopsmith parts on it?

budritchie wrote:I recently bought a used (1981) Buffalo Multi-use Woodworking Machine. It looks like it is a Shopsmith. It says it was made in Taiwan. Does anyone know of this machine? Can I use Shopsmith parts on it?

Some pix and dimensions would help!;)

Can't get them to upload, but if you look at a Shopsmith you see this one. They're identical.

I would guess that on yours everything may be metric

Many clones of the shopsmith were made, some better than others.


I haven't ever heard of the Buffalo and can't find anything online.

Many clones of the shopsmith were made, some better than others.


I haven't ever heard of the Buffalo and can't find anything online. You may be able to use some parts, but I'm betting not. It all depends on how closely they cloned it.


Some info about clones here:
http://www.tool-hunter.com/shopsmith-po ... th-clones-

budritchie wrote:Can't get them to upload, but if you look at a Shopsmith you see this one. They're identical.

OK, so some dimensions? Spt tube mount od, spacing for starters.

It looks like the tube OD is 1.670" and on 7" centers

Bud, if you email me your pictures, I will fix them and post them for you. Likely just need to be resized.

Send to pmerriamateastlink.ca ( but replace "at" with a @ ).

I'd really like to see your Buffalo!

Bud kindly forwarded two pictures, which I brightened and resized:
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Looks like a typical clone with the Buffalo name label added:
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Thanks, Bud