Availiabilty of Shopsmith Mark 7 in Australia

woodsy11 · Post by **woodsy11** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:17 am

G'Day Folks

Greetings from Australia

I'm in the process of trying to establish a woodworking shop, and have just learnt about the icon of American woodworking the shopsmith.
I am very impressed, but cannot seem to find an Australian distributor.
Can anybody advise how i might import one into Australia.
Especially the Mark 7.

Cheers

Woodsy11

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:45 am

We have one member (at least) who has shipped used equipment to Australia. For a new one, I think your best bet is to call the Customer Service line. Sorry I don't know more to tell you

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:02 am

I believe that Shopsmith will not ship outside of the continental US.

If you want a new Mark 7 (or any other Shopsmith gear for that matter), I would suggest you consider a stateside resident who would be willing to act as a third party go between in your behalf.

Do customs requirements get in the way?

Maybe you can do it like Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_E

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:45 am

dusty wrote:I believe that Shopsmith will not ship outside of the continental US.

If you want a new Mark 7 (or any other Shopsmith gear for that matter), I would suggest you consider a stateside resident who would be willing to act as a third party go between in your behalf.

Do customs requirements get in the way?

Maybe you can do it like Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_E

Sorta like a Model 10EER5V500051020?:D

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:45 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Sorta like a Model 10EER5V500051020?:D

No! That is not what I had in mind but that just might work for some. In fact, we might even know of a few if we put our heads together.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:18 pm

dusty wrote:No! That is not what I had in mind but that just might work for some. In fact, we might even know of a few if we put our heads together.

I was paraphrasing JC/one piece at a time.

athomas01 · Post by **athomas01** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:18 am

JPG40504 wrote:I was paraphrasing JC/one piece at a time.

Yep... One Piece at a time!! <-- Click here

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:28 am

athomas01 wrote:Yep... One Piece at a time!! <-- Click here

Same music as Dusty's link, but....

wurlitzerwilly · Post by **wurlitzerwilly** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:42 pm

woodsy11 wrote:G'Day Folks

Greetings from Australia

I'm in the process of trying to establish a woodworking shop, and have just learnt about the icon of American woodworking the shopsmith.
I am very impressed, but cannot seem to find an Australian distributor.
Can anybody advise how i might import one into Australia.
Especially the Mark 7.

Cheers

Woodsy11

I phoned Shopsmith a week ago and they absolutely refuse to ship outside the USA. The only thing they will do is to ship to Craft Supplies in the UK, IF Craft Supplies place a substantial order. I was not able to obtain the Power Pro Upgrade this way.

I have someone in the USA who is happy to receive items, even a complete MkV/VII and ship to me in the UK, but it ain't cheap. You can get a cheap deal on shipping if it's uninsured, or if you're not in a hurry, you can have it shipped by sea, which is also cheaper.

athomas01 · Post by **athomas01** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:11 pm

[quote="JPG40504"]Same music as Dusty's link, but....]

Dang it!!! didn't see that!