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I was thinking of getting the maintenance DVD’s volume 1 and 2 offered by Shopsmith . I looked in the forum search and saw reference videos by Jacob Anderson the ones offer on the Shopsmith site are done by Nick Engler . I was wondering if the Video by Engler are worth the investment? I have gotten how to DVD’s for other products that was not worth the shipping cost. If you have these DVD’s are they helpful and did you feel you got your monies worth.?
Thanks for sharing .

Without any disrespect what-so-ever to the authors of the other maintenance DVD's, Nick Engler is one of the most respected woodworkers today -especially in the field of education. He has written about 60 books and has a long history with Shopsmith.

In my opinion his DVD's are worth every penny.

cv3 wrote:I was thinking of getting the maintenance DVD’s volume 1 and 2 offered by Shopsmith . I looked in the forum search and saw reference videos by Jacob Anderson the ones offer on the Shopsmith site are done by Nick Engler . I was wondering if the Video by Engler are worth the investment? I have gotten how to DVD’s for other products that was not worth the shipping cost. If you have these DVD’s are they helpful and did you feel you got your monies worth.?
Thanks for sharing .

I don't have the Nick Engler versions, but I do have Rick Davis' Shopsmith Journals on setup and maintenance. It was worth my money. I review it about once a year and that's probably why I haven't gotten the Nick version.

Thank you both For sharing. I did not want to order them not knowing if others were happy with the ones thet had ordered. It looked like a good investment if they were good DVD's.

I would start with the Sawdust Sessions Video Index at
http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/Sawdust_Sessions.htm
and review Sessions 21 to 24 on Shopsmith Reborn.

I have Rick Davis and all of Jacob Anderson DVDs and review them often. I can understand the instructor and the lessons. I recommend their DVDs for anyone repairing or rebuilding their Shopsmith equipment. I find the small cost of the videos is less than what damaged part could cost. I believe the more information I have available, the better job I can do. I like reading and seeing different people's ideas/concepts/tasks on the same subject so I can pick and save the better ones after trying each of them.

I have both Nick Engler versions, and Rick Davis' Shopsmith Journals and have to give a thumbs up to both of them. I feel that they are well worth the money.