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How many different types of sanding operations can I do with a Mark V? I'm also interested in good dust collection. Should I be considering a new machine instead of used?

Jason

How many different types of sanding operations can I do with a Mark V? I'm also interested in good dust collection. Should I be considering a new machine instead of used?

Jason

I think I agree with most of what you're saying... Shopsmith does need to advertise more and price their machines more realisticaly. This will help to build the "desire" of which you speak. Advertising is simple -- spend more money. Advertise in magazines, demonstrate the machines at trade...

Dusty -- I amended my post slightly in an attempt to be more clear. Of course American tool companies are fully able to make quality tools here in the U.S. There are many fine American men and women still doing it. Shopsmith is a great example. Unfortunately, there aren't many other examples. Most m...

I buy the very best power tools I can afford. Period! If they happen to be "made in USA," then great. It used to be a given that if it was made in the USA, then it already was the very best available. That is no longer the case. I don't really care who's fault it is (or was) -- unions, cor...

For better or worse, we're living in a "global economy." Most every other power tool manufacturer is moving or has moved its manufacturing operations overseas or to Mexico. They did this to become more profitable and, by and large, it has worked. I can't comment on whether this has sacrifi...

Nick, don't wait to get invited to the party! The companies that get their products reviewed in these woodworking magazines also ADVERTISE in these magazines. Shopsmith has been invisible for years. The only people who see your website and e-newsletters are people who already own Shopsmith products....

Does anybody know if a Biesemeyer 30" commercial fence will fit on a Shopsmith Mark V? Here's a link with product info... http://www.amazon.com/Biesemeyer-36-B30-Commercial-30-Inch-System/dp/B000H0VHFU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4581069-7980043?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1188049739&sr=8-1 Lowe's has...

My fellow woodworkers, I am a TV producer and have created a new woodworking show for public television called Woodworking Together. It’s the first new woodworking show to come to public television in more than 10 years and features the very first woman to host a true woodworking show, Boston-area c...

My fellow woodworkers, I am a TV producer and have created a new woodworking show for public television called Woodworking Together. It’s the first new woodworking show to come to public television in more than 10 years and features the very first woman to host a true woodworking show, Boston-area c...