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Agreed - shopsmith is a fantastic planer. Really, either model is nice and basically the same. The pro planer main table is cast steel versus aluminum casting on the markV mounted unit and a couple of other differences, but nothing major. Biggest issue people have with the mark V unit is moving it f...

Just a thought or two for you to consider. I have had both versions of this planer and currently have and use the pro planer model. I sold the mark V mounted version and the gentleman that purchased it asked about the same issues you bring up - plus, needing to have shelf space for storage, etc. The...

I also have a matching Magna band saw setup with 1957 greenie. The photos of the older versions with Bill's description is indeed correct. The roller was a hard rubber and had a groove worn into it. I ordered the package of band saw bushings from him a year or so ago and modified my Magna unit ........

I know your name is mentioned in many, many shopsmith discussions - from the meticulous restore projects completed to the vast knowledge you have freely given to help others out. I enjoy learning about shopsmith items thru your posts and also the other regular users here that share their knowledge a...

I have a 3-ring binder manual that covers in detail both the model 500 and the model 510. About six months ago, I brought it to work and scanned the entire 510 section - including alignment, parts ID, troubleshooting, and setups. The .PDF file is 46 pages long and the size is 6.4 MB so it should ema...

The pro planer stand with motor, pulley's, etc. has been sold - still have the complete pro planer with dust chute / 1-3/4 HP motor / optional castors on stand. Everything in absolutely excellent condition - its ready to plug in and go to work. Send me an email and I will send you detailed photos. ...

All comments are valid and I completely agree with the lunch-box planer versus the one piece 20"+ length bed of the shopsmith units being leaps and bounds better. The ONLY issue I have really heard concerning the shopsmith planers is that it would have been nice if they had gone to 13" wid...

What a memory lane topic - cant help much on the printer language but used to use all those dot matrix jobs in the day. Out of college in 1977 I wanted to be involved in NC programming because I thought the tighter tolerances and automated duplication of parts would be a plus someday for most manufa...

I agree with your numbers - the part number from the vendor I spoke of, is indeed the slightly smaller OD. I measured this particular greenie quill at 1.378 and am also going to order the "-10" bearing you spoke of. Interestingly, that exact bearing is also used on the 5/8" shaft side...

Went to press my new 6202 quill bearing on today during break time at work and ........... no go. Came to discover that standard 6202 size is 15mm ID x 35mm OD x 11mm WD of which the OD and WD are fine, but the bore at 15mm (.590) is way to small to press on to a 5/8" (.625) shaft. The original...