Patton says:
<<I found 1960 Shopsmith for sale w/standard attachments and manuals for
$125. I haven't gone to look at it yet, but it is allegedly in good shape.
I am not into woodwork outside of the occasional project, but I can get rid
of my tablesaw and have the ability to do more if I ever get the desire.
Any experiences or reccomendations.
Thanks
Patton
>>
I had one of these of a slightly older vintage, 1958 or so. It was a nice
toy but had it's issues. The biggest was the table for the saw- it was way
too small and its height adjustment was by undoing the screws that held the
table up over the base and pulling or pushing the table to the height you
wanted (like what you see on cheap drill presses to adjust the platform).
Later models had an adjustment wheel like all reasonable saws.
But: it was a great horizontal drill press and the disk sander was just
fine. It was fun to use now and again as a lathe. Get it and keep your
tablesaw, you'll be happier.
This can be said for all tools - get them, and keep your old ones. Perhaps
this is a sign of my (our?) disease.
Mark Miller
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