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Comment by james wilhelm on August 24, 2013 at 11:45pm

Yes Mick and James , that is a Shop Smith 500 , mark 5 and still going strong , use it every day !!! This one has a table saw - band saw - lathe - drill press - dics. and drum sander - and horizonal boring !!   The newer one,s  are more hitec. with  a lot of push buttons and I can still get parts for this one , as it is 20 + years old and still works great !!! You can change all the attachments with one allen wrench and a sleeve for the band saw !!! , Jim !

Comment by James Waller on August 24, 2013 at 11:15pm

michael, that is a "Shopsmith", a 5-tools-in-1 machine. First introduce in 1953 was a Mark 5 (I was 2 years old), today's Mark 7 has a table saw, drill press, router, lathe, disc sander, shaper and horizontal boring.

When I worked at Belk's Dept. store (22 years, started in 1973) inside a mall I remember seeing it being demonstrated almost every year. I wanted one but didn't have the money. It was and still is an incredible machine.

Comment by michael evans on August 24, 2013 at 1:15pm

HI jim ,just a quick question .What is that machine in your photo? Kinda looks half saw half lathe ,i have never seen the like here in the u.k. How is it driven is it a drive belt too a electric motor ?Or some sought of driveshaft.

Comment by Jens Jensen on January 19, 2013 at 10:36am

I no what you meant

Comment by james wilhelm on January 19, 2013 at 8:52am

I mean the tool , not any of the members here , as we are all getting  older and we enjoy working with wood , HA !!!!

Comment by Jens Jensen on January 19, 2013 at 1:39am

Im old also and still working

Comment by james wilhelm on January 16, 2013 at 8:26pm

Old but still working