[billyjim]

An acquaintance is selling his home and was in the process of cleaning his garage. He had a Shopsmith Mark V that has been collecting dust for a good while. It is in excellent condition and comes with the bandsaw, scroll saw, a large collection of turning tools and all of the manuals and original documents. Now the last thing I need is a big piece of equipment like the Shopsmith but when I asked how much he wanted for it, he said I could have it for $100 and he would deliver it to my garage. Guess who has a Shopsmith now?

 

[billyjim]

I loved my Shopsmith when I got it in the mid 80's. Eventually graduated to individual tools, but made a lot of stuff with it. Kind of a Harbor Freight thing that actually starts and works. Not for real precision work, but great for the home workshop. And the horizontal drill press is neat.

I have most of the tools already which made it a somewhat difficult decision but I want the bandsaw, sanding station and the lathe so couldn't pass it up. The biggest problem right now is space...my garage is a total disaster and I have to get it organized before I can do anything else.

 

[billyjim]

Charles I looked at prices too and figured if I don't use it I can sell it pretty easily.