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I ran across this video with a Mark V in action,

https://vimeo.com/channels/thecraftsman ... l/68862910

Not too sure Shopsmith needs advice how to run their company. Not too many American tool manufactures can say they have lasted the test of time like they have. I would have to agree that the Shopsmith customer base is on the older side. But I would have to disagree that younger kids today are not in...

Purchased it new from the Cincinnati woodworking show in 1989. Picked it up at the Shopsmith store off the Mt. Healthy 275 exit. Anyone remember what they paid new? I paid right around $1,200 for a 510. I remember Total Shop had a booth right in back of Shopsmith and there was some competition going...

Was reading some woodworking related info on Wikipedia tonight and that ran across info on Shopsmith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RLF_Brands In part it reads " Around the end of 1981 McGraw-Edison sold its power-tool division to Shopsmith, Inc.. Shopsmith liquidated the inventory and started ...

I have the Lee Valley model.

Sears selling Craftsman brand for nearly $1 billion to Stanley Black & Decker Interesting reading the link below it says in part. To accommodate the future growth of Craftsman, we intend to expand our manufacturing footprint in the U.S. This will add jobs in the U.S., http://www.bizjournals.com/...

A good read if you are wanting to build a new bench. https://www.amazon.com/Workbenches-Design-Construction-Popular-Woodworking/dp/1558708405/ref=la_B001JRZTJA_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480873532&sr=1-1 It totally changed my mind from what I thought I wanted vs what I needed. Douglas Fir ...

Shopsmith Pro Planer on Cincinnati Craiglist for $180

I keep a bottle of Howard Feed N Wax in the shop for small projects. Comes in handy.

http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-feed-n-wax.php

I don't get much shop time now days but a guy at work asked me to plane down two cedar boards. I pulled out my Shopsmith Pro Planer tonight I purchased 25 years ago.
After all the junk sold now days, Just a great feeling to use something so well made.
Thanks Shopsmith.