@Artie or any Shopsmith owners, just curious, do you have the surface planer? And if so, how do you like it?

 

Can't help ya. I'm partial to yellow planers. At 64 lbs, I cant see myself lifting it for change overs. Not to mention, the yellow ones are 1/3 of the price. $1600 is a lot for a 12" planer.

21 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

$1600 is a lot for a 12" planer.

It is a lot, on the secondary market they can be had for around 600 or so, more reasonable I feel. I would not purchase one myself, I own the yellow planer as well, but I was just curious how she performed.

10 minutes ago, John Morris said:

It is a lot, on the secondary market they can be had for around 600 or so, more reasonable I feel. I would not purchase one myself, I own the yellow planer as well, but I was just curious how she performed.

I frequent their forum nearly every day and, I can't recall any complaints about it. 

Backtracking a little, it may seem like a lot, but if you really look at the specs, and the features it has, the incredible built in variable speed and more, if I had the money, I most certainly would purchase it at the retail price. It's a robust machine, made well, and for me most importantly, Made in the USA. I could justify it. I wonder if Artie has one and has had a chance to use it much.

..$1600.00 

...I'll have to stick with half the capacity....

...and turn the piece around to do 12" 

 

 

@John Morris, stick a Shelix head in that yellow one. Lots cheaper and, you'll love it.

Laugh John Laugh,

It was $1580.00 cheaper than this attachment.

I had to pay $20.00 for a 1/2 HP Craftsman motor with the correct pulley. 

6 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Laugh John Laugh,

It was $1580.00 cheaper than this attachment.

I had to pay $20.00 for a 1/2 HP Craftsman motor with the correct pulley. 

I'd say you came out well on that deal.

6 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

I'd say you came out well on that deal.

Amazing what people put out by the curb, isn't it! 

The knives are even sharp!!!

Tested by the dummy method...

Yee-Ouch!!! to 3 fingers!! 

2 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Laugh John Laugh,

It was $1580.00 cheaper than this attachment.

I had to pay $20.00 for a 1/2 HP Craftsman motor with the correct pulley. 

It wasn't that kind of laugh.

21 minutes ago, John Morris said:

It wasn't that kind of laugh.

I didn't think it was John. 

But seeing that this attachment goes for $1600.00, how much is the basic machine? ...

 

16 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

I didn't think it was John. 

But seeing that this attachment goes for $1600.00, how much is the basic machine? ...

 

Brand new it's not for the faint at heart. Artie purchased his brand new for his own very important reasons, and from what I can tell, he has no regrets.

3 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

@John Morris, stick a Shelix head in that yellow one. Lots cheaper and, you'll love it.

I stuck a segmented head in it, works great. 

41 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Brand new it's not for the faint at heart. 

I finally found the price on the SS website , they kind of have it hidden.

 

..Oh well, back to rebuilding/repairing/building the things I can. 

 

59 minutes ago, John Morris said:

I stuck a segmented head in it, works great. 

New one on me. Unfamiliar with a segmented head. Now, if we're talking human anatomy, I've been accused of having half a brain.

29 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

New one on me. Unfamiliar with a segmented head. Now, if we're talking human anatomy, I've been accused of having half a brain.

Like this

Jep, that's the one I put in. Is it the OEM diameter? 

36 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Jep, that's the one I put in. Is it the OEM diameter? 

Heck i don't know, it works though!

I keep telling ya’s I’m still a junior wood worker. I did not buy the SS planer, I bought the yellow one after reading a whole bunch of reviews. I have also bought a Shelix head for planer. I still have not plugged in planer, EVER. I am working my way to it, life keeps kinda kicking us around. I DID get a free Tee shirt from Byrd, when I bought the Shelix head. They had a spelling mistake on their website, I politely ( at least I tried to be, hoped they took it that way) pointed it out to them. They thanked me, asked me my shirt size, and sent me a tee shirt. From the reviews I read the yellow planer is used by an awful lot of of commercial shops, it’s that good. It seems to be one of those few products that a company makes that somehow is a homerun, head and shoulders above the competition. First VW Rabbit was also one. Hope I haven’t hijacked this thread