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Look what I found
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Look what I found
Messing around in my dads old shop (he passed back in 05) and in the corner under a cabinet I found a Shopmate Maxi-Clamp system, looks like it hardly got used at all. Dad must have been a Shop Smith junkie, cause he sure had a lot of SS stuff...lol..this thing is really neat, doubt they make it anymore. Not sure why it wasn't more popular, you can make about any clamp setup your imagination can come up with, I especially like the hand knobs...lol...hole is over sized and angled so it can go up/down the threaded rod easily, then once it levels out against something it engages onto the rod and tightens up just like a nut....genius really just genius....probably gonna get some use out of this for sure.
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rjent
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Re: Look what I found
I got one of those with a mark V that I bought a few years ago. I used it a few times and it seemed to work pretty well, but I found it really wasn't my goto clamp(s). I really can't say why, I just don't seem to reach for it .... :/
Dick
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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ERLover
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Re: Look what I found
Sorry for your lose, lost mine in 13. I have bought SS used and all that "dad" bought that came with it, with accessories, some still in the boxes and never used.!!!!
Sneaking it past his wife.
Sneaking it past his wife.
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The Greatness officially starts
Greenie, Grayling, SS stand alone BS and BS SPT, jointer and belt sander, 3 Ers with Speed Changers. I think those 3 cover my ER needs, and space for them.
The Greatness officially starts
Greenie, Grayling, SS stand alone BS and BS SPT, jointer and belt sander, 3 Ers with Speed Changers. I think those 3 cover my ER needs, and space for them.
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stephen_a._draper
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Re: Look what I found
I bought one when they first came out. I initially thought it was pretty neat but ultimately I just did not use it. It just sat unused. I found traditional clamps faster and easier to use. I sold mine on eBay about three years ago.
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robinson46176
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Re: Look what I found
I bought one of those years ago at a yard sale of a business friend who was a wood hobbyist. It looked unused... 
I played with it once... 
The big flat box it was in has become shop worn and dirty just from moving it around. 
Of course I will keep it, it's a tool...
Maybe someday I will find a use for it.
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I played with it once... The big flat box it was in has become shop worn and dirty just from moving it around. Of course I will keep it, it's a tool...
Maybe someday I will find a use for it.
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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JPG
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Re: Look what I found
But but th they sell for soooo much on E-bay! 
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Re: Look what I found
Yes shopsmith did such a good deal presenting(selling) these I just had to have a set.
And yes I still have them but a use or two and well they fell short on a lot of fronts.
My box fell apart from moving them around so I found some drawer space for them and now they haven't been touched in years.
I even got some extra quick knobs for mine, and I do use those but not with the shopsmith clamps.
It was like those great looking desserts that are made healthy, they look so good but......
Ed
And yes I still have them but a use or two and well they fell short on a lot of fronts.
My box fell apart from moving them around so I found some drawer space for them and now they haven't been touched in years.
I even got some extra quick knobs for mine, and I do use those but not with the shopsmith clamps.
It was like those great looking desserts that are made healthy, they look so good but......
Ed
{Knight of the Shopsmith} [Hero's don't wear capes, they wear dog tags]