View Full Version : Need advice on buying a green ShopSmith Mark V
JPG40504
02-12-2009, 10:11 PM
The second grey one had all that, plus it was grey, which is why he bought it. So his first one was grey and without bandsaw.
So he had 3 (1 greenie,2 grey) and sold you the greenie with non-grey band saw/jointer? This scenario just keeps going and going and.......
edward
02-12-2009, 10:18 PM
No. Sorry. Grey SS 1 was without bandsaw. He bought green SS w/ bandsaw. Then found grey SS 2 also w/ bandsaw. Liked it better than green. Bought it. Now wants to sell green.
edward
02-12-2009, 10:19 PM
Do the motors on these "bog down" like I read somewhere?
JPG40504
02-12-2009, 10:27 PM
Do the motors on these "bog down" like I read somewhere?
Depends on your definition of 'bog'! They DO have a smaller motor(3/4HP vs 1 1/8HP). Only on very aggressive cutting would you consider it to bog down. They operate just fine if you use them less aggressively. They were designed to be a 9 inch saw so a 10 inch blade WOULD bog more often.
bucksaw
03-04-2009, 04:22 PM
Should use a thin kerf blades on a SS and it needs to be sharp.