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@ericastar76 very cool stuff sisters. Looking forward to your "up and running" announcement. FYI : your copper (if you have copper) cold water line is the best ground you'll find and possibly easiest to attach a ground wire to.

unfortunately grounding to a copper cold water line doesn't always meet code requirements. My roof solar (15.64kw) generation system required 2 copper ground rods and the cold water ground and in addition my gas lines had to be bonded/grounded to the copper cold water line - after all of that I was almost expecting them to mandate a chemical ground rod :O

Ready to start making sawdust!

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Ready to start making sawdust!

Sawdust is where it starts.

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Ready to start making sawdust!

I seem to remember the Shopsmith being sold about 15-20 years ago and they touted the multiple position table for doing vaious projects, if theirs is the same type, that's awesome. Thought about getting one years ago and then remembered my wood working talent level was -100%

Just finished watching a great video on the Mark 7. Dang if that thing won’t do just about everything but make coffee and kiss you good night. Nice addition to the shop!

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Just finished watching a great video on the Mark 7. Dang if that thing won’t do just about everything but make coffee and kiss you good night. Nice addition to the shop!

I had one for a few years bought it used
Pretty cool especially when you are tight for space.

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I had one for a few years bought it usedPretty cool especially when you are tight for space.

Did you have to get rid of it to make room for the sling?

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Ready to start making sawdust!

Looks like Erica is on the forum posting relaxing after the setup!

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Did you have to get rid of it to make room for the sling?

No my shop is 30 x 50 plenty of room. I bought it from a neighbor when we were just starting to build and my shop was not set up. I opted for separate machines just for easier use.
For me it is just faster to go to the table saw or drill press without having to convert it over. I do miss the lathe, but it is on my list of things to get.

But it is really an amazing and compact do everything machine

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Mitch has a MASSIVE garage (the lucky bastard that he is)! ~> I on the other hand, had to purge a bunch of stuff to Goodwill... BOOOOO!

I’ve seen photos of that huge garage/shop that Mitch has. Seriously jealous!

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GOOD TIMES HAVE ARRIVED!!

She looks “VERY” Happy

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I seem to remember the Shopsmith being sold about 15-20 years ago and they touted the multiple position table for doing vaious projects, if theirs is the same type, that's awesome. Thought about getting one years ago and then remembered my wood working talent level was -100%

This is the same Shopsmith that you remember, and have been wanting one for at least that long. Actually, these have been around since the early 1950’s. One great thing about the Shopsmith is that all parts are still made for every unit made since 1953. Also, every unit is made in the same factory in Dayton, Oh, and not somewhere offshore. I’m excited about this particular model, as it has a 120/240v 2hp variable speed motor, which allows anywhere between 250 to 10,000rpm’s. All in all, it is virtually the same Shopsmith as one made 65years ago. I used to build furniture in a shop that offered the benefit of having individual shop equipment, but that was years back. I hope to one day have access to that again, but until then, I should be able to do everything I was able to do before. Either way, I plan on always keeping this one.

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For me it is just faster to go to the table saw or drill press without having to convert it over. I do miss the lathe, but it is on my list of things to get.

But it is really an amazing and compact do everything machine

I would have to agree. Having to change from drill press mode to table saw mode, because of a missed cut could be a hassle. We have a separate drill press and sander, so hopefully those will help prevent changing over in some cases.

You two are rapidly outgrowing the space you have and will need to move into a larger space before you really get things cranked up. It's looking awesome thou!