I have been around Shopsmiths for quite a while but never heard about this. Real blast from the past.
http://shopsmith-tool-hunter.blogspot.c ... smith.html
Porta-Shop-Mini-Shopsmith
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Re: Porta-Shop-Mini-Shopsmith
Keep in mind that this is "Shopsmith-like" not a shopsmith tool. In the late 1940's early 1950's there were a lot of shopsmith like tools on the market. I remember wanting a Wen tool that had a drill that ran a jig saw, and a couple of other thing, seem cool at the time but well I'm glad I did not invest.
Lot of cool things to at least look at.
I've seen these on sale on ebay several times but all to rich for me, meaning more then I want to pay, even for just the shipping.
Ed
Lot of cool things to at least look at.
I've seen these on sale on ebay several times but all to rich for me, meaning more then I want to pay, even for just the shipping.
Ed
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robinson46176
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Re: Porta-Shop-Mini-Shopsmith
I have an old multi-tool that was a tablesaw / jointer-planer / grinder / bandsaw and maybe more.
Most of the bandsaw is gone. On the tablesaw you raised and lowered one end of the table for depth of cut but neither the arbor nor the table tilted for angle work. Its last job where I picked it up (Summerset KY) was cutting tobacco stakes. I have been told that Montgomery Wards sold them many years ago. It's current job is that of an old iron ornament out front of the farm shop. I may add a few flower pots to it next spring unless I decide to put it to some use at the sawmill as a rip saw or something.
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Most of the bandsaw is gone. On the tablesaw you raised and lowered one end of the table for depth of cut but neither the arbor nor the table tilted for angle work. Its last job where I picked it up (Summerset KY) was cutting tobacco stakes. I have been told that Montgomery Wards sold them many years ago. It's current job is that of an old iron ornament out front of the farm shop. I may add a few flower pots to it next spring unless I decide to put it to some use at the sawmill as a rip saw or something.
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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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kschwarz20
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Re: Porta-Shop-Mini-Shopsmith
I've bought a few of these machines off eBay - all for around $200 or less, including delivery. There are a few listed on eBay now, but they are all pretty overpriced in my opinion.
These machines are interesting and can do some lightweight small scale work well, but there is no real comparison between them and my ERs or Mark V. The motor is single speed, although there was a speed controller box available as an option (and I think a router speed control would work too). The machine works primarily as a small table saw, drill press, and disk sander, and also can function as a lathe with some other additional options. The machine is portable, but being lightweight it needs to be clamped to a bench or similar heavy platform to be used effectively.
I bought them more as a novelty, but I have occasionally packed one of them up and used them successfully somewhere away from my house where I was working on something and wanted to have a more stationary vice hand held tool.
These machines are interesting and can do some lightweight small scale work well, but there is no real comparison between them and my ERs or Mark V. The motor is single speed, although there was a speed controller box available as an option (and I think a router speed control would work too). The machine works primarily as a small table saw, drill press, and disk sander, and also can function as a lathe with some other additional options. The machine is portable, but being lightweight it needs to be clamped to a bench or similar heavy platform to be used effectively.
I bought them more as a novelty, but I have occasionally packed one of them up and used them successfully somewhere away from my house where I was working on something and wanted to have a more stationary vice hand held tool.