I'm new to the Shopsmith family!
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:15 pm
I just purchased a 50th anniversary Shopsmith Mark V 510. The guy that originally purchased it got talked into buying all sorts of cool stuff with it and he had some of the same interests as me, so it is the perfect setup for my shop! Some of the extras include:
Dust collector, bandsaw, talon chuck, speed reducer, lots of lathe chisels, lathe tool rest package, sharpening jig, bandsaw fence and circle jig, accessory shelf.
I like turning, so this package included a lot of the items that I would have had to purchase separately. Especially the reducer (which was never used) and talon chuck. The machine has not seen much use. The bandsaw needs new tires, but everything else looks in pretty good shape.
The whole machine is out of whack. The first sign of this was that the table saw rip fence was was misaligned by about 1/4" when clamped. I guess I am going through the dozen or so pages in the manual to align everything. Not sure what this guy was thinking.
The good thing is that I can't see a single accessory that's missing and mechanically everything seems to be working great. Very little hours on this thing.
I shopped around for a month or so before making this purchase. I didn't want a fixer-upper. I just want to start woodworking. I probably overpaid, but it is worth what I paid for it to me and it does everything that I want and more.
Dust collector, bandsaw, talon chuck, speed reducer, lots of lathe chisels, lathe tool rest package, sharpening jig, bandsaw fence and circle jig, accessory shelf.
I like turning, so this package included a lot of the items that I would have had to purchase separately. Especially the reducer (which was never used) and talon chuck. The machine has not seen much use. The bandsaw needs new tires, but everything else looks in pretty good shape.
The whole machine is out of whack. The first sign of this was that the table saw rip fence was was misaligned by about 1/4" when clamped. I guess I am going through the dozen or so pages in the manual to align everything. Not sure what this guy was thinking.
The good thing is that I can't see a single accessory that's missing and mechanically everything seems to be working great. Very little hours on this thing.
I shopped around for a month or so before making this purchase. I didn't want a fixer-upper. I just want to start woodworking. I probably overpaid, but it is worth what I paid for it to me and it does everything that I want and more.