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by chapmanruss
Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:20 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Heads Up - Bargain 'available'
Replies: 2509
Views: 4411642

Re: Heads Up - Bargain 'available'

Klaw19, The ad is for Total Shop tools not Shopsmith but rather a Shopsmith clone. It's why thing look different. There were a number of Shopsmith clones made in the past. Besides Total Shop you may find Wood Master, NIC Homeshop, Master Woodcraft, Master Shop and others. Parts are very similar but ...
by chapmanruss
Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:42 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Sheave Spacer missing
Replies: 6
Views: 136

Re: Sheave Spacer missing

JPG, Good question but I don't have an answer. In parts lists and drawings for the Mark 5 through those dated 3/74 do not have the Spacer. I have fewer consecutive manuals and drawing/parts lists after that. jimbeaux, You are correct that Mark V serial number 83461 was made in March 1981. I don't kn...
by chapmanruss
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:29 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: A-34 Jigsaw Mounting Bolt
Replies: 11
Views: 782

Re: A-34 Jigsaw Mounting Bolt

In my first post here, I showed a picture of the Mounting Bolt and Spacer. The picture below includes a non-OEM Mounting Bolt I received with a Jig Saw. It is the one on the left. You can see the difference in the overall length of the bolt and the length of the threaded end. This bolt can be used b...
by chapmanruss
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Sheave Spacer missing
Replies: 6
Views: 136

Re: Sheave Spacer missing

jimbeaux, Welcome to the Shopsmith Forum. If you purchased your Shopsmith directly from the factory about 45 years ago, 1980ish, it would be what became known as the Mark V 500. That designation began for the original Table System Mark V when the Mark V 510 and 505 with the larger Table System were ...
by chapmanruss
Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:13 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Trying to Date my grandfathers Shopsmith
Replies: 12
Views: 3804

Re: Trying to Date my grandfathers Shopsmith

Your Grandfathers Shopsmith Model 10ER serial number R46742 was probably made in very late 1950. As I said before there are not any records like the Mark 5/V has as to when one was made. There are a few things we do know such as Model 10ER serial number R53198 was made in the Western Plant in April ...
by chapmanruss
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:13 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Gallery of Restorations
Replies: 313
Views: 592197

Re: Gallery of Restorations

Looks nice John!

Do I see the thin-walled Way Tubes? Does it have the hollow Table Posts?

I don't see the Upper Saw Blade Guard and was wondering if it has the later plain one seen on the bottom in the picture below.

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by chapmanruss
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:00 pm
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: Universal lathe tool rest with lift assist
Replies: 15
Views: 983

Re: Universal lathe tool rest with lift assist

The 1982 Mark V I restored and all earlier Mark 5's have the single set screw but my 2001 and 2006 Mark V's have the two set screws.
by chapmanruss
Sun Jul 06, 2025 11:57 am
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Tilting the 520 the other way…
Replies: 2
Views: 126

Re: Tilting the 520 the other way…

camerio, I have seen posts of owner's trying to make Double Tilt Ends out of the conventional Base and Arm Bench Ends successfully. It is not just the Double Tilt Bench Ends that are needed to do under table routing and shaping. The Table Posts included for the Double Tilt Upgrade have the gear teet...
by chapmanruss
Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:17 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: A-34 Jigsaw Mounting Bolt
Replies: 11
Views: 782

Re: A-34 Jigsaw Mounting Bolt

Although a slotted set screw is the OEM ones used for the A-34 Jig Saw to adjust it on the Model 10 Headstock a standard hex head set screw is a suitable replacement. Finding a replacement slotted pair would be difficult. I understand wanting to keep the Jig Saw having the original parts as much as ...
by chapmanruss
Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:50 pm
Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
Topic: Universal lathe tool rest with lift assist
Replies: 15
Views: 983

Re: Universal lathe tool rest with lift assist

I can't tell you when the change occurred but older Tailstocks had only one set screw (seen in first picture below) to hold the eccentric center in place. Later Tailstocks have two set screws as seen in the second picture below. _ single set screw r.jpg . . double set screw r.jpg . It sounds as thou...