Awesome shopsmith deal

You’re a thief is what you are.

-- Bruce Free Plans https://traditionalwoodworking.org

You re a thief is what you are.

- bruc101

Not sure if you’re joking. However, I did tell the seller he had a lot more than $200 worth of equipment. He stated that he knew it and priced it to get it out of his living room fast. He was a remodeling contractor and stated that the shopsmith was not suitable for his type of work. I did try to be honest and not take advantage of him. He seemed to not care about the money.

-- I love my SS Mark V. American made quality.

Great score!
This rates a “You Suck!” If anything does.
I have a 510 and I’m sure you will be very happy with it. Keep it lubricated and don’t turn the speed control without the shaft in motion and it will do great things for you.

-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/

If one day I come across a deal even close to that, I’ll be a happy man! Nice grab!

-- Joe | Spartanburg, SC | "To give anything less than your best is to sacrafice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine

you basically got that one for free…..great piece of equipment there for sure

You did well, I tried selling mine for so long and only managed to unload it for 200 seems to be the rate but that was just for the unit no attachemnts. Thats a good deal

Great tool for the small shop, I used one for a few years and it served me well. Loved that DP, but the TS was a royal PIA to adjust and stay in tune.

Good steal! I wish i still had it for the disk sander and horizontal boring.

-- Sooner or later Liberals run out of other people's money.

Thank you all for your replies. I do feel like I got a once in a life time deal.

-- I love my SS Mark V. American made quality.

You re a thief is what you are.

- bruc101

Not sure if you re joking. However, I did tell the seller he had a lot more than $200 worth of equipment. He stated that he knew it and priced it to get it out of his living room fast. He was a remodeling contractor and stated that the shopsmith was not suitable for his type of work. I did try to be honest and not take advantage of him. He seemed to not care about the money.

- David

It was a joke.

-- Bruce Free Plans https://traditionalwoodworking.org

Hope u enjoy the new tool. I never quite understood the alure of the shopsmith.

-- there's a solution to every problem.......you just have to be willing to find it.

Sounds like they had to close out the estate quickly. Good deal for you – enjoy it.

It’s great to run across a deal like that, and really the thing was worth absolutely nothing if it was just gathering dust. Much better to have it in use.

-- You never cut a piece to short, you are just prepping that piece for a future project

It s great to run across a deal like that, and really the thing was worth absolutely nothing if it was just gathering dust. Much better to have it in use.

- Mikesawdust

You are very correct. My gloating was cut short by learning that a Shopsmith that sits unused for so many years needs some TLC. The motor cuts off after running for a short time. I’m in the process of determining what parts may be in need of repair. Hopefully it is an inexpensive project.

-- I love my SS Mark V. American made quality.

You should drop in to the ShopSmith forum. There are lots of very knowledgable people there who will be able to diagnose your problems and give you the best fix. These guys know their stuff. ..... Really!

-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/

It s great to run across a deal like that, and really the thing was worth absolutely nothing if it was just gathering dust. Much better to have it in use.

- Mikesawdust

You are very correct. My gloating was cut short by learning that a Shopsmith that sits unused for so many years needs some TLC. The motor cuts off after running for a short time. I m in the process of determining what parts may be in need of repair. Hopefully it is an inexpensive project.

- David

I have SS, got to this SS forum, all the help and knowledge you can use
http://shopsmith.com/ss_forum/index.php

-- Knowledge and experience equals Wisdom, Michael Frankowski

You are very correct. My gloating was cut short by learning that a Shopsmith that sits unused for so many years needs some TLC. The motor cuts off after running for a short time. I m in the process of determining what parts may be in need of repair. Hopefully it is an inexpensive project.

You got my attention with that…
What the heck…?
I’ve had my 510 for 25 years now, and it’s going strong. They put quality motors in them, and the only thing I can imagine that could cause that would be a start or run capacitor – sometimes big electrolytic caps go bad if they sit for years. They are cheap to replace.
Please keep us posted on what you find as the cause.

-- Every tree is a Chistmas tree with its gifts hidden inside.