scottss
06-19-2007, 10:13 AM
Dreamed of buying a shopsmith way back in the early 80's instead bought stand alone machines which took up my whole garage. I would go to woodworking shows with my brother and I would hang out at the shopsmith booth, then they had a couple of demo's at Lowe's. So I sold my stand alone machines
Bought a 1960 aniversary mk v 500 in 2005 off ebay
Bought a 1980 mk v 500 off craigslist 2005 came with bandsaw and jointer.
Sold my 1960
Upgraded to a 510 in 2006 off craiglist, ebay and shopsmith
Upgraded bandsaw from ss
Bought a ss joint-matic
Bought another 1982 mk v 500 off craigslist that came with a bandsaw & planer.
Built a router table with ss ext legs
Reason for shopsmith is space, built in USA and solid built
I can build a major project like the armoire I am building now and still have room in my shop.
I do have stand alone machines like my dewalt scroll saw, delta planer, and delta miter saw.
Next shopsmith purchase will be the 520 upgrade and the strip sander.
Also would like to get the jointech smartmiter.:D
Bought a 1960 aniversary mk v 500 in 2005 off ebay
Bought a 1980 mk v 500 off craigslist 2005 came with bandsaw and jointer.
Sold my 1960
Upgraded to a 510 in 2006 off craiglist, ebay and shopsmith
Upgraded bandsaw from ss
Bought a ss joint-matic
Bought another 1982 mk v 500 off craigslist that came with a bandsaw & planer.
Built a router table with ss ext legs
Reason for shopsmith is space, built in USA and solid built
I can build a major project like the armoire I am building now and still have room in my shop.
I do have stand alone machines like my dewalt scroll saw, delta planer, and delta miter saw.
Next shopsmith purchase will be the 520 upgrade and the strip sander.
Also would like to get the jointech smartmiter.:D