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congrats, looks to be one of the later units. has a better table raising whatchamacallit [actual name is on tip of my tounge, but can't remember] ssug has a list of markVII changes tthru the 4-5 years in production. keep it cleaned and lubed and it will last. btw the vacuum is over rated. very noisy...

I beleive that it a 21/32 -11tpi r.h. if you are referring to a mark VII. don't know about the mark 7. Or rather it fits my sawsmith arbor [rh] if anybody knows where to find a left hand nut, i would really appreciate that knowledge. now i need to clean up 5 inches of snow. it NEVER snows in wesrern...

Several weeks ago, a friend at work emailed me that there was a Shopsmith for sale at the Benton County Habitat for Humanity "ReStore" for $1000. I figured it was a newer model, and hadn't had a chance to stop by there until today. It looks to be in very good condition. It has been modifi...

Several weeks ago, a friend at work emailed me that there was a Shopsmith for sale at the Benton County Habitat for Humanity "ReStore" for $1000. I figured it was a newer model, and hadn't had a chance to stop by there until today. It looks to be in very good condition. It has been modifi...

I may look at a mark vii for $125 tomorrow. Not being real familiar with this machine. What is the best way to see if the speed cam is melted? Mark Use it. or take the cover plate off the back side and shine a lite inside. if it looks ok, it probably is. if it is hard to change speeds, the sheaves ...

I suppose the plastic was used for economic reasons. Anyone know what kind of plastic it is? Are they really melting, or is the plastic breaking down with age (heat?) and crumbling. I've heard this part mentioned before but have never seen it until this thread. My first thought on seeing the photo ...

The mark VII is as much a real shopsmith as the 10 er, brownie, goldie, and anniversity models. It was built by magna, which owned shopsmith at the time. However it was not built by Shopsmith, inc. which was founded in the early 70's. Unfortunately, most speedchanger parts are not widely available. ...

I ordered the mark VII info package from shopsmith, which had a drawing with all measurements for the machining of the cam. It was 10$ well spent for parts list etc.

mike

Hi all, I have an old Mark VII and the cam follower bearing disintegrated today. It is just gone and the cam follower was sitting in the end of the shaft the moveable sheave rotates and slides on to change speeds. Making a bit of a racket when it went, too. It didn't melt my plastic cam because I r...

Wow, thanks for all helpful info! I might be able to figure out my belt problem out from the V belt replacement guide that was posted, but to correct my post above, I meant the drive belt. Can anyone confirm: A: Is it the same specs as the Mark V drive belt? (The correct part # for Mark VII drive b...