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beeg wrote: You KNOW that half way to getting it loaded. The wife will HAVE to go to the hospital.

Haha, i know right?! It will just make things more interesting

If my son's personality is anything like mine, he will wait until the most inopportune moment and my phone will ring when the car is half-way full of dismantled shopsmith and I have to speed home to get there in time!

terrydowning wrote:All of that for $400?? Get it!
Great Deal!
5/8" arbor from the mothership part no 555608 $31.99
Also from shopsmith
505715 MARK V Lathe Drive Center ... $29.99 (see my PM)

Terry, thanks for the advice and part number, I just may have to pick up that 5/8" arbor.
And i just sent a response to the PM thanks.

Congratulations!!!!


You got an amazing deal! Be happy and make dust

Great deal, great story!

charlese wrote:Don't really know about the 500 except it has a smaller motor and a smaller saw table.

I just got a response from customer service on my SS, a 1983 SS Mark V / 500 with the 1 1/8 HP motor, the 3/4 HP was phased out in 1962.

Thanks for the information. I can remember that now. 1963 and newer have the 1 1/8 HP motor.

charlese wrote:Thanks for the information. I can remember that now. 1963 and newer have the 1 1/8 HP motor.

The 3/4hp motor went away with the Gilmer drive!:D

So, phillsam, how about some pictures of your new machine? I know we all know what a Mark V looks like, but we love pictures here!

heathicus wrote:So, phillsam, how about some pictures of your new machine? I know we all know what a Mark V looks like, but we love pictures here!

Ask and you shall receive!


I took the drive two hours north to go pick her up.
It ended up being a beautiful drive (see first pic) and thanks to JPG40504 I knew I was able to fit it all in our Prius (see pic2) on the 300 mile drive and get 51mpg for the trip.

One thing I hadnt noticed in the pics was the tool box he made on the bottom of the shop smith legs. It is on roller drawer glides and Really handy, you can see it in the pics too.

I ended up with a shopsmith stile & rail kit as well as a raised panel door 3bit kit that I am excited about!

Im spending a little time getting to know the machine, reading the text, and adding lube to the directed areas.

Everything works exactly as expected, with the exception of the speed changer being a bit tough to turn when slowing down (i cant use the little knob and have to grab it like i am opening a jar)
I am hoping the lubricating the sheaths will help...guess I will find out.

Anyways, take a look at the pics. I removed a shelf from my shop wall and the shopsmith wheels snuggly against the wall out of the way when I need the extra floor space. I love this thing already.

I will add more pics on another post right after this

More pictures

Pic 1 = the drawer glide tool storage
Pic 2 = first time raising it to drill press
Pic 3 = jointer (needs surface rust cleaned up but No Pitting)
Pic 4 = where she is stored

phillsam wrote:Ask and you shall receive!


I took the drive two hours north to go pick her up.
It ended up being a beautiful drive (see first pic) and thanks to JPG40504 I knew I was able to fit it all in our Prius (see pic2) on the 300 mile drive and get 51mpg for the trip.

One thing I hadnt noticed in the pics was the tool box he made on the bottom of the shop smith legs. It is on roller drawer glides and Really handy, you can see it in the pics too.

I ended up with a shopsmith stile & rail kit as well as a raised panel door 3bit kit that I am excited about!

Im spending a little time getting to know the machine, reading the text, and adding lube to the directed areas.

Everything works exactly as expected, with the exception of the speed changer being a bit tough to turn when slowing down (i cant use the little knob and have to grab it like i am opening a jar)
I am hoping the lubricating the sheaths will help...guess I will find out.

Anyways, take a look at the pics. I removed a shelf from my shop wall and the shopsmith wheels snuggly against the wall out of the way when I need the extra floor space. I love this thing already.

I will add more pics on another post right after this

While lubricating take a look at the porkchop. Uneven wear on the teeth on the porkchop is a tell tale sign of an issue that gives the symptom you are seeing. If the wear isn't too bad you may be able to repair with a file and prevent further wear with some hardware that Bill Mayo will provide for free. Read this post. http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showpos ... stcount=22 If your porkchop isn't too far gone I suggest you get in touch will Bill and do this repair sooner rather than later. It will also help you get familiar with the inner workings of your new acquisition.