I have never used one either, and I've always heard the same
thing. But I think the comparison changes when instead of
multi-purpose vs single purpose you consider multi-purpose vs
nothing. If you don't have the money or space for the best solution,
something like this can give you capabilities you would otherwise not
have at all. It's also an opportunity to learn and get your feet
wet. Besides, your wife probably wants to see her mother once in a
while. You can get a new tool and check off a MIL visit at the same time!
-Steve Trovato
strovato at optonline.net
At 03:36 PM 4/13/2011, Gerald Brazil wrote:
>I've never used a Shopsmith, but my general experience is that multi-purpose
>machines rarely do anything as well as a single purpose machine. They never
>seem to be set up for the thing you want to do right now and it is generally
>a hassle to do the changeover. I don't think I'd drive 1400 miles at today's
>gas prices to pick one up.
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