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Should I???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:30 am
by gat_76
Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I found a SS w/ bandsaw listed as "never even turned on" for $600.
I'm thinking i should. Maybe try to sell the old one I just got.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:13 am
by dusty
gat_76 wrote:Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I found a SS w/ bandsaw listed as "never even turned on" for $600.
I'm thinking i should. Maybe try to sell the old one I just got.
Brand new straight from the factory - $544.99 plus shipping.
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/bandsaw.htm
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:48 am
by robinson46176
His was "SS w/bandsaw"...
Of course the part that was not in the ad was the rest of the statement that says "turned on this week"...
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:28 am
by dusty
I did not make my point very well.
A new bandsaw is worth almost the offer price which would make the Shopsmith FREE.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:51 am
by robinson46176
dusty wrote:I did not make my point very well.
A new bandsaw is worth almost the offer price which would make the Shopsmith FREE.
And a free Shopsmith is pretty hard to say no to...
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:41 am
by gat_76
Thanks, I tend to get ahead of myself and miss the big picture sometimes. He just emailed me back, he still has it. I expect to receive pictures any moment now.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:50 am
by spiderclimber
The question is what on the old one are you going to sell? If you think you are going to sell the old SS, you probably won't. I thought I would too and then I convinced myself with the help of the forum to keep both SS, make one a mini if needed but have it as a back up motor / powerstation. Just make sure it is a good deal and shoot try to talk him down a bit since it hasn't been maintained and you have to take it all apart to oil it.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:20 am
by gat_76
Just talked to him. He I 3 hours away ( not far in Texas), so I can't just hop over and take a look.
I am sad to say that it was not new when he bought it. It has been in a barn since his dad bought it a long time ago. He has no idea if his dad oiled it before he put it up. He knows didly squat about them (like me a week ago), so I told him what to take pictures of.
So, I guess it's 50/50 that it's a sweet deal. I will see. Hipefully the pictures will tell me if it is worth the drive to look at. Maybe I'm down playing it too much in my head.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:33 am
by Gene Howe
For the price, it's worth the drive. IMO!
Keep the old one.
Im Looking for some help if anyone is able too
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:41 pm
by emin3m197869
I recently started to disassemble my shopsmith mark v to refurbish it and had to turn o a different project first.. Now my problem is putting my speed control nob back on... I thought I had it correct but it's not spinning at all... Does anyone have up close photos on how this goes back together? Any help would be awesome. Thanks