Powering on the Shopsmith in any other speed position is not recommended and can lead to premature failure of the unit. Everytime you power off the machine, you have to turn the speed dial to slow. I have a friend who made furniture in a single bedroom of his two bedroom apartment using just a Shopsmith. It runs on 120VAC and only draws 12-13 amps. If the motor drew enough current to develop 2 HP, it would quickly disintegrate. Yes it will, but only at the point of burning up. It has a very small, non-industrial, 1 HP motor. However, I like having it around for what it does well. The Shopsmith is definitely one of my disappointments as far as woodworking tools go. Occasionly, I use its drill press function and lathe. Today, I use it as disk and belt sanding center. However, I quickly out grew the capacities and design flaws of the Shopsmith. It offered a larger main table, extension wings with legs, a geared 'rack and pinon' mechanism for raising and lowering the table, an improved fence, and a 'second' quill bearing to reduce load on the quill. When I purchased the Shopsmith, the Model 510 was new, released in 1985. I paid $2,000 for the Shopsmith, the 6' x 48' belt sander,and the Shopsmith Dust Collector. I purchased my Shopsmith 510 in 1990 to supplement a 10' Craftsman table saw.
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