need advice about 11" bandsaw, 6" belt sander, power station

[ReneeP]

I just joined, thank you for the add.

My husband passed away a couple of years ago, and I am wondering what to do with this bandsaw and belt sander that run off of the power station (see attached pics).

It appears that the power base was made in 1993, but I can't figure out how old the sander and saw are.

They appear to run well and are in ok condition. Otherwise I don't know much about them, except I see similar ones for sale on eBay and Shopsmith still makes these.

I would appreciate any help learning about them (i.e. their age) and how I might market them.

I'm in Salt Lake City.

[chapmanruss]

I would guess the Belt Sander and Band Saw were made in late 1973. There are no records of what serial numbers were made when for 1962 through 1977. When Shopsmith Inc. formed in 1972 and restarted production of the Shopsmith Tool line they began sales in March of 1973 and the Serial Numbers all restarted at 1001 with SS preceding the serial number, example SS1230. From March 1973 through December 1977 there were 2474 Belt Sanders made. From March 1973 through January 1978 there were 5195 Band Saws made. Monthly production varied based on demand so trying to narrow it down further is nearly impossible.

From the pictures they all look well maintained. Both the Belt Sander and the Band Saw have had changes since yours were purchased. The Belt Sander today comes with a larger diameter dust collection port. The Band Saw has had several changes including a new aluminum table with add-ons, A saw dust port on the cover and more. Both of yours can be upgraded but will also work very well the way they are.

As for marketing them, selling them locally as opposed to eBay means you do not have to bother shipping them and usually there is no cost to advertise them on sites like craigslist. You can list on eBay as "Local Pickup Only" and again avoid having to ship them.

[ReneeP]

I would guess the Belt Sander and Band Saw were made in late 1973. There are no records of what serial numbers were made when for 1962 through 1977. When Shopsmith Inc. formed in 1972 and restarted production of the Shopsmith Tool line they began sales in March of 1973 and the Serial Numbers all restarted at 1001 with SS preceding the serial number, example SS1230. From March 1973 through December 1977 there were 2474 Belt Sanders made. From March 1973 through January 1978 there were 5195 Band Saws made. Monthly production varied based on demand so trying to narrow it down further is nearly impossible.

From the pictures they all look well maintained. Both the Belt Sander and the Band Saw have had changes since yours were purchased. The Belt Sander today comes with a larger diameter dust collection port. The Band Saw has had several changes including a new aluminum table with add-ons, A saw dust port on the cover and more. Both of yours can be upgraded but will also work very well the way they are.

As for marketing them, selling them locally as opposed to eBay means you do not have to bother shipping them and usually there is no cost to advertise them on sites like craigslist. You can list on eBay as "Local Pickup Only" and again avoid having to ship them.

Thank you for that, early '70s makes sense.

Edit:
I was able to rehome these items this evening so I now longer need advice about them. I was glad to be able to tell the new owner the age of the attachments.