New hobby for a friend
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New hobby for a friend
So I have an old buddy who was down on his luck and moved back to where we grew up together. Had a rough transition after leaving the marines and asked me if he could come over and use the shop sometime. He did construction for a while and wanted to get into lathe work and more fine woodworking.
Decided to do him one better and found this for $500 on craigslist. Now he can even work on his new hobby at home in his spare time.
After unloading it turned out to be a 1998 mark v model 510. Great shape, but needs a bit of steel wool and wax. Also had a bandsaw, scrollsaw, mounted planer, jointer, and all the standard stuff minus lathe tools and some safety gear. Lucky for him, I got quite the supply of lathe tools and safety pushers from my many restorations and acquisitions.
Overall I think it should give him a decent start on the hobby.
Ps. If there are no pictures it didn't happen.
Decided to do him one better and found this for $500 on craigslist. Now he can even work on his new hobby at home in his spare time.
After unloading it turned out to be a 1998 mark v model 510. Great shape, but needs a bit of steel wool and wax. Also had a bandsaw, scrollsaw, mounted planer, jointer, and all the standard stuff minus lathe tools and some safety gear. Lucky for him, I got quite the supply of lathe tools and safety pushers from my many restorations and acquisitions.
Overall I think it should give him a decent start on the hobby.
Ps. If there are no pictures it didn't happen.
-Beave
Re: New hobby for a friend
nice !
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Re: New hobby for a friend
That's really nice. Does your friend know about it yet?
Re: New hobby for a friend
He knows about something but not entirely what it is. I will have to show him the ways of the shopsmith...Dansmith wrote:That's really nice. Does your friend know about it yet?
-Beave
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Re: New hobby for a friend
That’s a fabulous haul for $500, Beave. Your friend should be thrilled .. I know I would be!
Re: New hobby for a friend
That's an amazingly generous thing you're doing for your buddy, Beave.
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Re: New hobby for a friend
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Re: New hobby for a friend
No. That's my belt sander that photo bombed the picture. This was taken from within my shopJPG wrote:Clipboard01.jpg
-Beave
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Re: New hobby for a friend
That's a really nice thing you have done
Russ
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
Re: New hobby for a friend
A very generous gift.