Comments on: Quick Poll http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-poll-35 part of the Wood Talk Online community Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:39:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Tom Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:59:04 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/#comment-702 My wife found my Shopsmith at a estate sale 15 years ago for $150 including all original paperwork plus a bunch of misc. w/w tools and attachments.It is a 10-ER circa. 1948 and very heavy.I've used it for mortising-vert. & horz.,sanding,turning,sharpening,polishing,(w/homemade leather and sandpaper discs).It is a well built machine. I've found it to be very useful despite being a large space taking tool. But it is on wheels.I think it's peachy! My wife found my Shopsmith at a estate sale 15 years ago for $150 including all original paperwork plus a bunch of misc. w/w tools and attachments.It is a 10-ER circa. 1948 and very heavy.I’ve used it for mortising-vert. & horz.,sanding,turning,sharpening,polishing,(w/homemade leather and sandpaper discs).It is a well built machine. I’ve found it to be very useful despite being a large space taking tool. But it is on wheels.I think it’s peachy!

]]> By: robert miller http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/comment-page-1/#comment-701 robert miller Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:34:38 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/#comment-701 owned a shopsmith(20 years) simply outgrew it. sold it and purchased a new cabinet saw, lathe and a band saw. the shopsmith served its purpose but it became a pain in the backside for many reasons, but accuracy and repeatability was a big challenge. owned a shopsmith(20 years) simply outgrew it. sold it and purchased a new cabinet saw, lathe and a band saw. the shopsmith served its purpose but it became a pain in the backside for many reasons, but accuracy and repeatability was a big challenge.

]]> By: John Gray http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/comment-page-1/#comment-700 John Gray Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:14:00 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/#comment-700 I agree with Mac above. I agree with Mac above.

]]> By: Tom http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Tom Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:28:20 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/#comment-699 Mack - Now, that's what I'm looking for - some awesome reasons 'why' you arrive at your choice. I know it looks like the combination sports car/dump truck, but I'd think it might be easy to do a lot of things OK, it's probably really difficult to do everything well... Mack – Now, that’s what I’m looking for – some awesome reasons ‘why’ you arrive at your choice.

I know it looks like the combination sports car/dump truck, but I’d think it might be easy to do a lot of things OK, it’s probably really difficult to do everything well…

]]> By: Mack http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Mack Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:19:53 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/08/31/quick-poll-35/#comment-695 I figured I would justify my vote. I voted "never have one [Shopsmith], never will," not because I have an intense loathing for them, but I do have three objections to multi-use machines. First is I don't think they can be inherently accurate enough for fine joinery, by their very nature. Second, my work style is to run one process and then flit to the next, often coming back to the first. Multi-machines mean multi-setups. Lastly, I have found the machines to small -- table saw table too small, jointer table too small, etc. I figured I would justify my vote. I voted “never have one [Shopsmith], never will,” not because I have an intense loathing for them, but I do have three objections to multi-use machines. First is I don’t think they can be inherently accurate enough for fine joinery, by their very nature. Second, my work style is to run one process and then flit to the next, often coming back to the first. Multi-machines mean multi-setups. Lastly, I have found the machines to small — table saw table too small, jointer table too small, etc.

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