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From: snafu@ihuxi.UUCP (Dave Wallis)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: Shopsmith inquiry
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Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 14:16:02 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 27 14:16:02 1984
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Organization: AT&T Technologies, Inc., Naperville Il.
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The Shopsmith combination shop tool (as of a few years ago) is a well
made, good precision tool. It combines: table saw, wood lathe, drill
press and boring tool into a single unit. All of the parts are die
cast or drop forged, and they can last for a good many years. The
biggest advantage to it is that it takes up very little floor space if
you are limited to a small shop area. The major disadvantage is that
you spend a lot of time changing the setup as you move from one tool
to another. My recomendation (preference) is to buy separate power
tools unless space is a prime consideration.
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                              Dave Wallis
                           ihnp4!ihuxi!snafu
                         AT&T Technologies, Inc.
                            (312) 979-5894