The compact ShopSmith 10ER combined a table saw, lathe, drill press, disc sander and horizontal boring machine.
A few years later a group of Yuba employees founded Magna American Corporation and purchased the ShopSmith assets.
When searching for a replacement saw blade John Folkerth, a stockbroker in Dayton, Ohio, came across what was left of the company in Raymond, including the manufacturing equipment and boxes of unfilled orders for parts.
[4] Along with making the Shopsmith Mark V, the company produces accessories for the machine, which have included a bandsaw, jigsaw, jointer, belt sander, scroll saw, air compressor, and planer.
In 2010 the company added the Mark 7 model, which offers a digitally controlled motor with reverse, and a double tilt mechanism.
[5] RLF Brands LLC was registered in Ohio as a Domestic Limited Liability Company by Robert L Folkerth on 1 June 2010.
The attendees of WorkbenchCon are primarily video content creators and the quietness of the Shopsmith dust collector was the unexpected star of the booth.