Is there a market for Shopsmiths? My brother in law (my sister's husband) inherited his father's shopsmith. I know nothing about it, but he's asked me to help him sell it. I should have the info and pics shortly and will post them here. Just trying to get a jump on things. The pick up location is Charlotte, just west of the Airport.
Shopsmith interest?
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Advertising in a densely populated area like Charlotte will have the best odds of a sale. The more accessories, the more desirable the machine. Some models are better than others. I started with my Dad's 1948 model 10ER. The more current model VII has far better capacities.
I've got one. I like it! Set up right it's capable of really nice work. They're really well engineered, well built machines.
The one in the picture is a Mark VII, made in the '60s. It's a quite different beast from the current Mark 7 (which is much more similar to the modern Mark 5 but with additional features). As NCPAPAOF2 says, they're priced all over the place. And the M VII is a little bit of an orphan and doesn't have quite the factory support that the M V has. Finding a buyer might be a little bit more difficult than if it were a M V.
I see you have a jointer mounted on the left side. Do you have any more accessories? Be sure to catalog and mention them when you list it for sale.
There are Shopsmith groups on FB. I'd suggest joining a few, finding a few similar machines to gauge price, and advertising it there. Cast the net wide. GLWS!
The one in the picture is a Mark VII, made in the '60s. It's a quite different beast from the current Mark 7 (which is much more similar to the modern Mark 5 but with additional features). As NCPAPAOF2 says, they're priced all over the place. And the M VII is a little bit of an orphan and doesn't have quite the factory support that the M V has. Finding a buyer might be a little bit more difficult than if it were a M V.
I see you have a jointer mounted on the left side. Do you have any more accessories? Be sure to catalog and mention them when you list it for sale.
There are Shopsmith groups on FB. I'd suggest joining a few, finding a few similar machines to gauge price, and advertising it there. Cast the net wide. GLWS!
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Sorry, just realized the picture is not the unit for sale. Please post pics of the machine and any accessories! Cheers!
Is the picture of your Dad's 1948 model 10ER?
I had one for a few months (90's) in Florida. I hope I sold it at a profit - I don't always.
When I watch some of the Less Affluent Crafters on YouTube make due with all manner of adapted tools and home made lathes and drill presses and table saws and on an on, I am reminded of my grandfather's ready comment that "Tis a poor workman what blames his tools."
Back 'in the day' they had fellows travel about the country demonstrating how these tools "could make all manner of things" and did so right in front of us. Then, when the demonstrator went to lunch, passersby watched the beautiful new machine sit there and do nothing at all.
Not hardly. I sort of wish it was because I wouldn't have traded it in so quickly (1982).
Here's the best shot of the 10ER that I have. I'd been using the lathe setup. The tables and other things were below on the storage shelf. It did have the variable speed option which was a big plus.
Yes definitely post pics. Depending on what you've got, there were changes made over the years and some variants bring better money than others. If you post pics I can tell you what you've got.
