Shopsmith Forums

I just wanted to give everyone an update. I was able to get the ShopSmith out and get all the dirt and grim off of it. Surprisingly I plugged it in and it started right up! I was able to cycle through the speeds without issue. My wife and I are moving to Africa as missionaries, and the ShopSmith wen...

Thanks for those resources Russ! I am going to go ahead and check the condition of the rubber on the belts and if the bearings are spinning free. I know it was working great up until the time he died, and he was pretty meticulous about taking care of his tools so I’m hopeful that it will work withou...

Hello! This is my first post to the forum, and I’m hoping for some good advice. My grandfather had a 1983 ShopSmith that he used regularly until about 1995 when he passed. It was left to me and has been sitting in my parents attached garage since then. It hasn’t seen weather or temperature swings th...