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Do a search on magraw edisen tools it will show you a site
and pictures of your lathe under 7" woodturning lathe
good luck

shopsmith for sale bandsaw,jointer,and shaper. in folsom
Louisiana $1,200.00 if anyone is interested.Not mine just for info

Hi Heathicus, for what it is worth build you a sled with two runners
in the miter slots to crosscut small pieces on your table saw
.this is very accurate and safe.make the back of the sled a least
4 to 6" high and you can miter also.and clamp the waste piece

Thank's to Dusty and others I was able to find out about the ss
saw dust session #24.It gave me the insite to remove quill and depth
stop on my mark v. the quill was frozen and I had to spray it often
and use a channel lock to remove it.the quill and gears on the depth
stop looked like new. I used ...

The info sent is really helpful to me,it is nice to see a picture of parts
to understand what it looks like before I try to take it a part.In the first picture
it show's a retainer clip and a large washer. I don't have these part's
on my unit, how important are these part's to move the quill. I am ...

don't worry about the set screw in the aluminum collar between the chuck and the headstock. Re-secure that setscrew with the collar in its original position and we can deal with that later. It should come off but not doing so does not play into your problem.

What model Shopsmith are we working ...

rusty and I have had some communication via PM. He appears to be unable to extend the quill. We have ascertained that it is not locked. He cannot turn the quill shaft at all.

Is it possible that the gears on the quill are gummed up to the extent that it will not move at all.

rust, I am posting a ...

How about the setscrew on the top of the machine. The one that must be loosened for quill removal. If it's too tight it locks the quill. Found the set screw,loosened and removed it quill still will not
move.There is a round knob between the unit and chuck that has a setscrew
in it.I removed the ...

The last question I asked about using a ss as drill press was helpful but
I am having trouble with a couple of things. What speed should the
machine be in a to z and I can not get the chuck to move forward
when I try to move the quill feed handle,also the I believe on the right
side is a knob called ...

Hi fellow woodworkers,
I am new to this forum, I was given a shopsmith markV to use as a
drillpress.It came with a main worktable,saw guard,extension table,
rip fence,lathe tool rest and retractable casters. It is missing a handle
on the right side to use for a drill but has one on the left side ...