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Everett Davis has restored and placed a copy of the Mark 2 Owner's Manual on his Google Drive. You can access it thru the "sticky" post near the top of the Maintenance and Repair Forum

I purchased part no. 503740 in 2011 for mine.

An update to what I tried and how well it worked. Using a hand-held router was tried first. I temporarily attached the stock to the edge of a 2 x 6 so the router would have a large surface on which to ride. This produced pretty good results, but attaching and de-attaching over 50 pieces of stock see...

Here is a link to one of several threads on this topic ... this one is about a GE 1-1/8 hp motor. In my case, I had to clean the contacts and do a little re-forming (bending) after accidentally dropping part of the disassembled motor. https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=17624&start=10 Fo...

Thanks for all of the insights, suggestions, comments and questions. You have all given me several things to think about. I'll try to answer all questions in the order they were received: edma194 : I do have some wide stock I could try using a hand-held router on, and then rip the finished profile t...

Before I attempt something I have never tried before, I would like to hear if what I plan to make is feasible and can be done safely. The bit I have purchased is this: Rockler 2141.jpg The material to be used is cedar, or possibly white pine (1"x 2"). With Shopsmith in drill press mode, bi...

Welcome to the forum. You probably will not find much info directly from Shopsmith on the Mark 2 and older Mark 5. At the top of the Maintenance and Repair Forum, there are 4 threads called "stickies" because they always stay near the top. Each of them provide info valuable to anyone wanti...

Are you clicking on the cartoon bubble with three dots inside of it, at bottom of the member's profile? Another icon should pop up which, when cursor is hovered over, reads "Send private message". If you click on "Private messages" near top right corner of screen (between "N...

My curiosity was piqued, so I dug out my old copy of the Hands On issue to see what it looked like. I may have to try and make one now. sliding box making jig 2700 x 1754.jpg P.S. Try as I might, I can't seem to find a good resolution for viewability and be within the size limitations. If anyone wou...

Dropping the motor pan with the motor inside and still attached is how I have always removed the motor when I needed to. The V-belt comes off with a little wiggling once the motor and pan are dropped. Is the Shopsmith headstock still on the Shopsmith way tubes? If so, I can explain further how I do ...