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Where are you located?
I'm in California, but am travelling right now. I have a goldie/brownie casting that you can have for the cost of shipping. it's a "B" casting, so totally compatible with your unit.
I'll be back there on or around the 10th

db5 wrote:You got all that for $240? I didn't know that the economy in CA was that bad. I would have driven to Barstow for that deal. I thought all the bandits were in Nevada. You made out like one.

Used ShopSmiths go cheap here in California. real Cheap.

Congratulations. I drove to Fresno for mine. Been through Joshua Tree many times on my Indian. Nothing better than a night at the Twenty Nine Palms Inn after a long days ride. Is the Harley Diner still in Yucca Valley? Yeah, it's still there. I tried eating there.............once. Spent the rest of...

Yeah, probably not a really great way of introducing oneself. Bordering on SPAM
in the eyes of alot of us.

Thanks to JPG, I picked this up in Barstow last night and dragged it home. Most of the important basic parts are missing, but it has some good parts that I need to finish one of my other units. The bandsaw and Jigsaw were worth the price of admission. Thanks again Red! http://www.ebay.com/itm/160847...

I saw (and purchased) a really cool bumper sticker that was actually printed in the USA, it read " All we make HERE anymore are Rich Executives " I thought that pretty much nails the greed question. The other one that I bought that day got instralled on the belt cover of my Milling machine...

Nicely put Jay.
Thanks

In theory, I like the increased speed range and power that the PowerPro offers. But I think I would miss the tactile feel of manually cranking that speed control up and down. There's a really satisfying feel to it -- especially since I implemented Bill Mayo's porkchop fix. Ok, so I'm weird. I'm wit...

Yeah, yeah we all know how well the self checkout works. Go stand at a place that uses them and just watch. It's great free entertainment. They have to have someone standing by to help at all times. Ahhh, the world run by bean counters....................... Has anyone seen the movie "Idiocracy...

fiatben wrote:Not sure what to think about someone who would post this. Is it some sort of comment against Shopsmith? Or just a good joke?

http://fayar.craigslist.org/tls/3149324583.html

I love good sarcastic humor, it shows that people are still thinking.
I can't see any jab at ShopSmith here though.