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Shopsmithless in Grass Valley
Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used
two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed |
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"Ed Bernard" wrote in message
... Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed Regardless of what you do, you need this url: http://www.shopsmith.com/ Closest service is Whittier, CA or West Valley, UT. Go through the web site Thoroughly! They have a lot of information that could help you get your V running again. Look under service tips. Example: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/s...ilingmarkv.htm Manuals are available: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/OM_MARKV.htm Good luck, LD |
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"Ed Bernard" wrote in message ... Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed What's to refurbish? I don't use a Shopsmith, but most large power tools wouldn't require much more than a little time to clean up the rust from the table, and blow the dust off the rest of the machine. I wouldn't refurbish anything that didn't need it. -- -Mike- |
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What's to refurbish? *I don't use a Shopsmith, but most large power tools wouldn't require much more than a little time to clean up the rust from the table, and blow the dust off the rest of the machine. *I wouldn't refurbish anything that didn't need it. -- -Mike- I agree with Mike, especially if the machine hasn't been used much. A serious cleanup and inspection might be in order. I am not familiar with the SS drive system but if it contains belts they might have dried out and need to be replaced. From what exposure I have they are considered to be pretty reliable machines. Might keep an eye on local classifieds, Craigslist, etc for accessories. When we lived among a larger population Shopsmiths and accessories were listed from time to time at pretty reasonable prices. RonB |
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Battels Hd'we Whittier Blvd Whittier, CA 1-562-698-3714 Maintains an inventory of spare parts for ShopSmith. Lew |
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On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:57:26 -0800 (PST), Ed Bernard
wrote: Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed There is a clear advantage in doing the job yourself. Find articles on Shopsmith tuneup and do some reading/learning and you will know what to do. I'd have a lot of concern giving it to someone else, except blade sharpening but even that is a good-to-know skill. I know all of my equipment and I too have an IT career. Most of my manuals I use are e-manuals, lots of online help from manufacturers too. Good luck. |
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"Ed Bernard" wrote in message ... Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed Check Yahoo groups for a couple of SS groups. The largest is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SSusers/?yguid=63129193 A lot of good info! |
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"RonB" wrote in message ... Might keep an eye on local classifieds, Craigslist, etc for accessories. When we lived among a larger population Shopsmiths and accessories were listed from time to time at pretty reasonable prices. I saw one on CL recently (still in the original box, never assembled!) first advertised for $1,200, it ended up selling for under $900 if memory serves. I'm surprised at how many are out there, some folks try to get big bucks for them but they mostly seem to go for under a thousand unless they have lots of major accessories. |
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Ed Bernard wrote:
Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed I've had one for 20 years but don't use it much any more unless it's for vertical boring or blum hinge holes. Not much goes wrong with them. Maybe replace the belt, clean and wax the guide rails. -- You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK ! Mandriva 2010 using KDE 4.3 Website: www.rentmyhusband.biz |
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On 2/14/2010 11:57 PM Ed Bernard spake thus:
Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 [...] If you're going to live in the *Sierra*, you might want to learn the correct use of it (the word is a plural noun in Spanish). Very common mistake, by the way. -- You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it. - a Usenet "apology" |
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On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:57:26 -0800 (PST), Ed Bernard wrote:
Hi all. I have a Shopsmith Mark V that I obtained in 1987 and used two or three times at most. I moved from the Montreal area (relatively humid in summer, dry in winter) to the Sierras in California in 2001 (a little humid in winter, dry in summer) and haven't started it or anything in all that time. Getting back into serious woodworking (more than just banging 2 x 4s together), I wanted to refurbish it. I'm a little uneasy with the idea of not finding parts or just messing up the job. In your opinion (hopefully based on experience with the same or similar equipment), is it worth my while to hire the job out to someone who does professional equipment restoration, or is this something that a woodworking IT person could do? All opinions are gratefully welcomed. Take care. Ed I did one years ago.. belt replacement, new speed control unit and a few other "tune up" items.. It was my first try at working on power tools and I found that all parts are available from Shopsmith, as well as detailed instructions with pictures.. If you can use a wrench and screwdriver, you can work on one.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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