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I felt confident I could rebuild it and get it back to its former glory - and it's been a wonderful learning journey to do so! I'm publishing this Instructable to give confidence and a few resources and tips to anyone else who's interested in doing so.įor context, a Shopsmith is an interesting tool to have - it's basically a Transformer and swiss army knife of shop tools, with the ability to change between a few different tools: table saw, drill press, disc sander, lathe, and horizontal borer. When we plugged it in to test, it tripped the circuit breaker and wouldn't really turn on - so the price was knocked down to $200. It was for sale for $225, and looked like it had been left outside a bit with lots of rust and corrosion. A couple of years ago, one popped up at Home Resource where I live, a building and construction reuse store and community hub - they are an Instructables member's dream warehouse. ![]() ![]() From when I first set eyes on one and learned what they were and about, I really wanted one. ![]() I first saw a Shopsmith in a friend's father's garage years and years ago.
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