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What old technology do you have and still use?
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skou
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Ok, this isn't really "tech," but since you guys posted tools;
1947 ShopSmith. It is the old one, that shipped out in a box, and you had to build a table to put it on, or buy the legs, and make the top. It had a 1/2 HP exposed motor, with exposed belts. (It still has the exposed belt, but the motor is now a 1.5 HP DC motor, with a controller running it.
It is somewhat a FrankenSmith (think FrankenPad) since I got a headrest off of a newer model, so I could mount later model tools, like my bandsaw that cost $50.00
If you know what the newer ShopSmiths look like, this one is similar, except there is a LOT more cast iron in this one. (That is obvious, when you stand it up in drill-press mode! Instant hernia!)
It does all the ShopSmith stuff;
Table saw.
Drill-press.
Hz boring machine.
disc and drum sander.
Lathe.
Also, band saw, jigsaw, mortiser, and overhead router.
steve
1947 ShopSmith. It is the old one, that shipped out in a box, and you had to build a table to put it on, or buy the legs, and make the top. It had a 1/2 HP exposed motor, with exposed belts. (It still has the exposed belt, but the motor is now a 1.5 HP DC motor, with a controller running it.
It is somewhat a FrankenSmith (think FrankenPad) since I got a headrest off of a newer model, so I could mount later model tools, like my bandsaw that cost $50.00
If you know what the newer ShopSmiths look like, this one is similar, except there is a LOT more cast iron in this one. (That is obvious, when you stand it up in drill-press mode! Instant hernia!)
It does all the ShopSmith stuff;
Table saw.
Drill-press.
Hz boring machine.
disc and drum sander.
Lathe.
Also, band saw, jigsaw, mortiser, and overhead router.
steve
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