Shopsmith Mark V

[Richard]

Is this "all in one" type thing worth considering?

Shopsmith

Any thoughts, opinions, experiences appreciated.

Richard

[Gatorboy]

It is a high quality item and they have been in business for eons.

[Bird]

It seems to me that you don't see the Shopsmiths as much as you used to, and I don't know whether they're still the quality that they used to be, but one of my employees had a sideline as a dealer for them 30 years ago and they were fine machines back then.

[Richard]

Thank you Bird & Dave.

I've seen their shows in the mall before but never had use for that kind of equipment.

Now I have more space and a current project has me needing a lathe. (rather buy the tool then spend $20 to let someone make for me) [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

I'll get more educated on them & their abilities now.

Richard

[fivestring]

<font color="red">"rather buy the tool then spend $20 to let someone make for me..." </font color>

All yours for a starting price of $2799.00 + delivery and tax!!! [img]/forums/images/icons/blush.gif[/img]

[Gatorboy]

Not sure you have done this or not, but I think they will send you a free VCR tape explaining all of the features of the ShopSmith.

[AndyM]

They are now carried at SOME Lowe's locations.

Shopsmith at Lowe's

[Al_Wa]

Only if you have insufficient room for the individual tools.

[egon]

Chances are you'll spend all your time revising the tool for the task at hand.

Egon

[RobS]

They're geared towards hobbyists more than serious woodworkers. A friend had one and used it for years but has recently moved to a stand alone cabinet saw as his projects have become more involved. Prices of the stand alone tools have really come down. The "American Woodworker" just did a program on a $1000 woodshop with all stand alone tools.

For me (a serious hobbyist with nowhere near enough time for it lately), I much prefer the stand alone tools. I can work back and forth between my table saw and my jointer for example as I prep stock. Setup a mortiser on my drill press and be able to leave it for later in the project while still having my table saw capability [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]