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Flatlander wrote:Hello Everyone!

I am new to this forum but have been lusting for a Shopsmith since the early 90's. I am currently unemployed and thinking about turning my love of woodworking into an small income source since my efforts to find employment have been unsuccessful.
My projects in the past have been limited to my tool inventory, tablesaw, routers and a small band saw.
I am currently looking for a used Shopsmith in my area and would like to inquire as to what is a "typical" price for a used Mark V 510.

Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum. People don't want to pay the price that it would take to pay for the wood, materials, and your time. They don't understand that wood ain't cheap.

Thanks everyone for the replies and the welcome.
I am officially a Shopsmith owner, just got it home and unloaded from my truck.
Now to read he manuals cover to cover to get familiar with the new toy.
First thing I noticed is that the legs seem to wobble on the frame tubes. These may need to be adjusted, the old owner said that when he hauled it back from his fathers garage he did take the legs off to get it into his van.

It is a Mark V Model 510
Serial 112989 date of assembly November 29, 1989

It came with these accessories:

Extension table system
Drill chuck
Router guard(no router chuck)
Long allen wrench (not original)
12” sanding disk
Retractable height adjusting castering wheels
Nylon accessory coupler
Owner’s manual
Saw and Saw guard, miter, 10” blade and shopsmith-arbor, push stick and 3 push pads, featherboard and fence push stick.
Lathe tool rest, tail support, drive chuck, tail stock, 5 chisels.
11" Bandsaw
Jointer: 4”

It has been well cared for but I am still going to go through all the recommended maintenance before diving in and generating some saw dust.

Probably paid more than normal but I am happy with my purchase.

Thanks again,

Flatlander
Southeast South Dakota

joedw00 wrote:They don't understand that wood ain't cheap.

Yeah... They think wood grows on trees...

Wood is cheap. Much like ordering something from a TV ad it is the shipping and "handling" that gets you.


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Flatlander wrote: First thing I noticed is that the legs seem to wobble on the frame tubes. These may need to be adjusted, the old owner said that when he hauled it back from his fathers garage he did take the legs off to get it into his van.

He probably just didn't put all the bolts back in or some of them are loose - check all the various bolts that hold the legs to the ends of the SS and also all the bolts that hold the retractable wheels to the legs - all should be present and snug and that should fix things for you. I'd suggest lock nuts (the kind with the nylon sleeve that serve as lock washers as well as nuts. You want these bolts to stay tight so it always rolls and lifts/drops smoothly. A good cleaning and lubing of the retractable wheel assemblies is likely in order as well.

Also, once you get it all set up and ready to go, make sure to do all the adjustments on your saw table, rip fence, band saw table etc. so everything is square. Dusty put together a great thread on tis recently:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=11906

I bought a used 510 several years ago. The legs were so loose it wouldn't roll across the floor to load. Once home I disassembled cleaned, lubricated and reassembled it. It rolled well, works like a charm (especially after the 520 upgrade). Jim