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Magna-Line Table Saw Inserts Some time ago in this thread, I mentioned the difficulty of finding accessories - especially in-box accessories - for systems that sold poorly. Case in point is the Mark 2 . Despite many years of diligent collecting, I've only found one example of a Mark 2-specific acce...

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 11:58 am Could definitely use a new Po[w]er Coupler.

C’mon! That thing is only 70 years young!

1954 Mark 5 with Jigsaw (motor issues?) - $55 - Central NY

Odd description from the seller (they’re selling for parts), but I’d bet the motor issue is an easy fix…

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Wow, you’ve got some great choices here! I think you’ve also gotten some thoughtful advice about the 520 vs. the Mark 7. Commenting on this offering: https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=322219#p322219 …the matching Model 10 ERs, I’d concur that the nearly $1000 asking price would be better s...

Mark VII Era SPT Owner’s Manual I recently picked up a Model 620 jointer Owner’s Manual, this one from the Magna American Corporation days. Initially I didn’t think it was anything noteworthy - I’ve seen plenty of Magna American-branded manuals, as they continued to manufacture and sell SPTs with t...

patchworks wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 12:04 am Note that I'm putting together a more complete history of the machine that I will post soon...

Thanks for sharing! What an interesting story. Looking forward to seeing more details on this!

br549 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 6:28 am Seller apparently doesn't know what he or she has.

For that matter, it’s not even a 10E! Not with that stubby style pivot base and such a high serial number…

At least they got “Shop smith” [almost] right!

Happy ending. The ShopSmith has found a new owner, thanks to jpdalton and anyone else who posted my inquiry to the ShopSmith Facebook group. I am so glad it will be put to use. Ed Wells That’s such good news to hear! I appreciate your recognition - good to know that I may have helped in a small way...

Shopsmithalex wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:38 pm We (Shopsmith) just wanted to share that we're happy to be quickly working through the backlog of PowerPro and MARK 7 orders.

Great news!

Ordered an adjustable stop collar & received this along with it. It’s just a mini bottle but thought it was a nice gesture. The Titebond folks brought a boatload of those to Dayton as giveaways for last year’s Makers Event at Shopsmith headquarters. I imagine there were some leftovers that are ...