Anyone own a Sawsmith 2000?

recurvearcher · Post by **recurvearcher** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:35 am

I have the opportunity to pick up a Sawsmith 2000. I'm looking at a what appears to be the base model with the standard fence. During my research I've heard good and bad said about these saws. More bad than I would like. Anyone have one up and running in their shop? Anything more problematic than any other obsolete tool? I know I can pick up a decent contractors saw with a nice aftermarket fence for less and not put the tool fund in the red, but there's just something about that Shopsmith logo.........

enyoc · Post by **enyoc** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:13 pm

check out this thread: http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=1351

lnrmiller · Post by **lnrmiller** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:18 pm

I picked one up here in jacksonville about a month ago. It's the pro model with the excalibur fence. After a little cleaning, mostly blowing it out and wiping it off, it works well. The previous owner had gummed up the wheels that the fence rides on and had really screwed up the fence set-up to compensate. A little cleaning/readjusting/aligning and now it works the way it is supposed to. My 520 arbors fit it just fine, as does the upper saw guard. My only complaint is that my new cross cut sled won't fit, the tracks are too far apart on the sawsmith. So far I'm happy with it, something else in my shop that says "ShopSmith".

Rick
Jax, FL

recurvearcher · Post by **recurvearcher** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:26 am

Thanks for all the information. I took the plunge and bought the saw. Looks to be in good shape. Came with a nice mobile base,dado,custom dado inserts (stainless)and some extra blades. Hope to check the alignment and make some saw dust this weekend. Thanks again to all who responded.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:54 am

recurvearcher wrote:Thanks for all the information. I took the plunge and bought the saw. Looks to be in good shape. Came with a nice mobile base,dado,custom dado inserts (stainless)and some extra blades. Hope to check the alignment and make some saw dust this weekend. Thanks again to all who responded.

Congratulations on your purchase. After you use it for a while, please report back on how you like it.