 Don't get so excited with eBay prices that you pay more than the price of a new tool! The current MSRP of the Shopsmith Strip Sander is $389.00 (As of March 2021)FYI, The Shopsmith Stripsander is one of the best on the market! You can power it on your Shopsmith 10er, Mark I, Mark II, Mark V, Mark VII and even with the Sawsmith Radial Arm Saw! It can also be powered by what Shopsmith calls a SPT Stand (Single Purpose Tool), the Power Station or the CraftersStation. It can be used for sanding in tight spaces, and is AWESOME for sharpening your lathe tools and knives!
The strip sander does have one accessory which is for sharpening. It allows you to guide lathe tools through the sharpening and honing steps. It's a bit hard to see in the second photo, but note that when this accessory is mounted on the strip sander that it then must run in reverse. That means that you are driving it with the quill side of the Mark V not the SPT hub on the backside. Imagine yourself in the middle of some spindle turning when you realize that you need to sharpen your skew. Now you must remove your work, your spur drive center and your tailstock. Mount your new drive hub, your strip sander (which hopefully has the sharpening jig in place) and sharpen your skew. Now, reverse that and you're ready to go again. Oops! You dropped your skew! Do you get my drift? I'd pass on this one. Click here for Shopsmith Stripsanders For Sale Here's a video showing the Shopsmith Strip Sander being used for sharpening Plane Irons |
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