My wife and I journeyed through the majestic Olympic National Forest, past the village of Forks (which was trying hard to sparkle well past its twilight years), down the mist-cloaked coastal rainforest, quickly in and out of the banjo-echoing village of Humptulips, and all, all, all, all the way down to Hoquiam, WA.
Thereupon, in that deflated whoopee cushion of a town, we were well met by George, Son of George. He bestowed upon us, for some small pieces of silver, Choptimus Prime, a 13 year-old Shopsmith 5-in-1 whiz-bang woodworking wonder-machine, in lovely condition and complete with enough extras as to befuddle mere single-handed shop-tool counting.
On our way back, I drew flattering remarks about the shapeliness of my calves from a very nice man pumping gas in his sweatpants, we toured one of the biggest cedar trees there ever was (Choptimus, as you'd expect of a woodworking transformer, was positively reverent), we rescued Max The Dog, who was Forrest Gumping down the interstate, and returned him to his owner, we collected well over our legal limit in Finnriver cider, we narrowly avoided a 4h ferry wait in the fresh-pulped hamlet of Port Angeles, and finally, after another ferry ride and a chance to meet all kinds of nice Canadian Customs Officials, we settled Choptimus Prime into his new forever home, where he, and his family are settling in nicely.
Overall we had a Very Good Time Indeed.
Pics (Click all to Embiggen):
Looks like a 50th Anniversary 510, upgraded to a 520. Model Number: 555861, Serial: 10-09-01.
A blue "Oaktron" speaker magnet to hold various tools?
Barely visible in the back there are the secondary and floating tables.
I got Choptimus from George Jr., who inherited it from his father, George Sr. This little guy must have seen a number of homes in the past 13 years. But hopefully he'll be in his new home for a good long while.
Got a mess of blades, dado set, and sanding discs with it, each mounted to their own arbor, for quick changes. Also in there is a pen-turning mandrel and biscuit joiner.
Jointer is the only piece that has a bit of rust on it. Going to take some WD-40 and steel wool to it. The Belt Sander looks like an old Greenie SPT. Also pictured are the secondary/floating table legs and cross bars.
Has a conical sanding disc, and sharpening kit, bunch of lathe chisels, miscellaneous bits. Off to the side are the manual and a bunch of guides.
And a pile o' finger-keepers.
