View Full Version : Great deal, wish I lived closer!
fjimp
10-19-2009, 03:28 PM
MickyD,
Wow that restored Greenie is truly a beauty. Congratulations. fjimp
colday
10-19-2009, 03:30 PM
Yes Palmer is about a 45 minute drive from Anchorage.
"Make me a reasonable offer" does leave things rather open, does it not? Maybe catch him out & talk to the wife, I'm sure her idea is much less than his!:D
Gene Howe
10-19-2009, 06:13 PM
Yes Palmer is about a 45 minute drive from Anchorage.
"Make me a reasonable offer" does leave things rather open, does it not? Maybe catch him out & talk to the wife, I'm sure her idea is much less than his!:D
ooooh, yer devious. I love it!
nuhobby
10-19-2009, 06:18 PM
These ads remind me, in the days of the Green Movement, that Shopsmith is a leader in my mind.
These old Greenies, you might need to spend $150 or even more on new bearings and belts and wiring, but then you are good as new. You keep about 200 pounds of metal from hitting the trash.
PS I just picked up a 1982 "Gray Mare" on one heck of a horse-trade over the weekend. I can already see it will need every bearing replaced.
iclark
10-19-2009, 11:01 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-Shopsmith_W0QQitemZ250514121026QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a53ce2142
there is a gadget on the floor in these pictures that I cannot figure out.
it is between the power coupler box and the tail stock.
can someone tell me what that is please?
JPG40504
10-19-2009, 11:16 PM
there is a gadget on the floor in these pictures that I cannot figure out.
it is between the power coupler box and the tail stock.
can someone tell me what that is please?
Looks like a clamp or something similar. squeezing the handles on the left causes the end to move toward the inside lip.
bluekayak
11-13-2009, 01:49 PM
Thanks buck50bmg for posting the link to this auction. I don't think I would have found it without your link. For some reason, it did not show up on eBay when I searched for "Shopsmith". I was lucky enough to get it, and at a reduced price. I hope to pick it up tomorrow.
BTW -- mickyd's beautiful machines inspired me. I have no hope of reaching his level of restoration, but at least it looks possible to clean up a neglected machine.