Shopsmith's new website is up....
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
It's a work in progress but so far I don't see the new website as an improvement.
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Improvement...maybe NO. If they had spent the same amount of time and money "updating" the old site we would all be better off.
Maybe I jusr don't know the real objective of the new site nut I do know that it is not filling in the blanks or adding much new data.
What I do see is an exhausting effort to push the power pro. It has become an advertising effort and little more.
So far the FB site is pretty much the same.
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I know you mean the official Shopsmith FB page, but if I may digress, I recently joined a couple of the Shopsmith owners/users groups over on FB and, good gravy, the advice given there is by and large of very low quality compared to this forum.
Just one example: a guy commented that it is "impossible" to make "miter" cuts (he meant cross-cut a bevel on the end of a board or rip a bevel on the edge of a board) "safely" with the tilted table.
We all know the titled table is an acquired taste (that some never acquire) and that ripping or cross-cutting bevels on a tilted table requires a bit more planning and caution than on a tilting arbor saw; but "impossible" to use safely? My ten fingers, veterans of numerous cuts made with the tilted table, wish to disagree. I tried to offer some suggestions, but it just gets lost in a deluge of mostly bad advice.
Although it isn't as active as it once was, this forum remains a gem!
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
I agree and so far I have refrained from online debate.algale wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:25 pmI know you mean the official Shopsmith FB page, but if I may digress, I recently joined a couple of the Shopsmith owners/users groups over on FB and, good gravy, the advice given there is by and large of very low quality compared to this forum.
Just one example: a guy commented that it is "impossible" to make "miter" cuts (he meant cross-cut a bevel on the end of a board or rip a bevel on the edge of a board) "safely" with the tilted table.
We all know the titled table is an acquired taste (that some never acquire) and that ripping or cross-cutting bevels on a tilted table requires a bit more planning and caution than on a tilting arbor saw; but "impossible" to use safely? My ten fingers, veterans of numerous cuts made with the tilted table, wish to disagree. I tried to offer some suggestions, but it just gets lost in a deluge of mostly bad advice.
Although it isn't as active as it once was, this forum remains a gem!
"Making Sawdust Safely"
Dusty
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If NON intern folks were assigned to what has been described here as intern work, they would gain a greater appreciation for interns.
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Speaking as someone who run a software company that develop websites for buisness of all type, it is clear that the new website was rushed.RFGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:19 pmWell, when one doesn't understand the product they are selling this is what they get.HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:14 pm Clicking "smart motor" takes you to a page called "conventional smart motor service parts". To me "conventional smart motor" is an oxymoron. But I guess that's what Nick wants....
It is not ready for what we call a production site. This is at best a development website and should have not been realesed. The other thing that
I have noticed is a part that I have purchase in the october has gone up in price from $26.95 to $34.95. Has anyone notice the price increase on
parts?
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Noticed the planer dust chute is currently about $75 that I paid about $35 a while(year or three) go.
BIG BAD WHOOPS!!!!!!
What I got for about $35 was the chute upgrade ONLY. Price is still the same.
BIG BAD WHOOPS!!!!!!
What I got for about $35 was the chute upgrade ONLY. Price is still the same.
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Isn't this what we all predicted under new ownership?
price increases
price increases
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Mark V 520 (Bought New '98) | 4" jointer | 6" beltsander | 12" planer | bandsaw | router table | speed reducer | univ. tool rest
Porter Cable 12" Compound Miter Saw | Rikon 8" Low Speed Bench Grinder w/CBN wheels | Jessem Clear-Cut TS™ Stock Guides
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Please - if you are inclined to declare that have been "price increases (as a result of new ownership)" give us specific current examples. In the economy these days it is quite normal for prices to increase over time. It is called "inflation".shopsmithguru wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:16 pmSpeaking as someone who run a software company that develop websites for buisness of all type, it is clear that the new website was rushed.RFGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:19 pmWell, when one doesn't understand the product they are selling this is what they get.HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:14 pm Clicking "smart motor" takes you to a page called "conventional smart motor service parts". To me "conventional smart motor" is an oxymoron. But I guess that's what Nick wants....
It is not ready for what we call a production site. This is at best a development website and should have not been realesed. The other thing that
I have noticed is a part that I have purchase in the october has gone up in price from $26.95 to $34.95. Has anyone notice the price increase on
parts?
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Re: Shopsmith's new website is up....
Scanning through some 'order history' I see some examples. I don't pretend to know the cause. And I notice that sometimes history reflects a reduced (sale) price and sometimes it reflects normal price even if that's not what I paid, so I can't necessarily tell if the price I give was list price at the time.
On 7/1/2022 I bought a jointer knife set for $34.99, current price is $64.99. Same order a belt sander backup plate (platen) was $20.78, now $36.95. A PP Idler Shaft I bought last month was $38.29, now $46.95. I also see examples of unchanged prices.
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