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Are Shopsmiths any good?
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 6/27/2000, 12:32 pm

I've seen a bunch of these with loads of attachments for sale lately at good prices and I'm tempted to buy one. My current table saw is old, wimpy and uses oddball blades (9"). I have a couple of drill presses and a router, but not much else. I can see where a bandsaw, jig saw, lathe, jointer, surface planer, and belt and disk sanders could come in handy for boat building and other home projects (plus I'd have a new table saw with extensions). I can get all of this for $1400-$1500 (used), which is a lot less expensive than buying single function tools and takes up much less space.

Any guidance from the woodworkers out there would be greatly appreciated.

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Are Shopsmiths any good?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/27/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: Are Shopsmiths any good?
Brian Conklin -- 6/30/2000, 11:55 am
Re: Are Shopsmiths any good?
Tig and Tink -- 6/29/2000, 12:33 am
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Bruce -- 6/28/2000, 8:29 pm
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Rick Thomas -- 6/29/2000, 12:34 am
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andy clifford -- 6/28/2000, 2:33 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/27/2000, 11:48 pm
Re: setup changes; 12" disc sander
Dave E -- 6/27/2000, 5:41 pm
Re: Are Shopsmiths any good?
Bill Price -- 6/27/2000, 5:03 pm
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Don Beale -- 6/27/2000, 4:50 pm
Re: Are Shopsmiths any good?
Joe Greenley -- 6/27/2000, 4:16 pm
That's exactly what I thought.
Brian Nystrom -- 6/27/2000, 4:40 pm
Re: Are Shopsmiths any good?
John Danley -- 6/27/2000, 2:20 pm
Re: Are Shopsmiths any good?
Craig Doyle -- 6/27/2000, 12:53 pm