Shopsmith Forums

Here's a link to the serial number list on the website. Link: https://www.shopsmith.com/mark-serial-numbers This link is not going to help, as it’s limited to Mark 5/V machines. Here’s something that may help the poster pinpoint this a bit better, if he can confirm the full serial number: https://d...

National Retail Partner, or Just Another Store…?? I picked up a vintage Mark 5 advertising flyer recently. IMG_5017.jpeg It’s a nice one, showing the earliest retail price of $269.50, but nothing special. IMG_5018.jpeg I have quite a number of these in my collection, so I didn’t need another, but t...

stihlsawer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 1:59 pm I bought my first Shopsmith yesterday

Congrats and welcome!

Shopsmith/Magna Miter Gauge - Through the Years I’m packing up my recently-completed Goldie restoration soon for its trip to my son’s house, so figured while it’s still in the garage, a group photo was in order: . IMG_4962.jpg . This is a pretty complete set of the miter gauges that appeared during...

JPG wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:10 am Sigh Location, Location, Location Sigh!

Gee, if I knew there’d be so much interest, I’d have given it a higher asking price!

GetterDone wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 10:44 am How did you get the Aluminum parts so shining?

This is my secret weapon:

https://a.co/d/eHM0bng
.

GetterDone wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 10:59 pm I like the paint colors

I agree - love the Goldie color scheme… For this I used Rustoleum Hammered Gold and Copper. Matches the colors on the brochure from the day reasonably well.
.

1961 Yuba Mark 5 Goldie - Serial Number 369904c I’m on a roll here! Taking some stay-cation over the last week, and using that time to crank out some lingering projects. This is my first Goldie restoration - very pretty machines for sure, but I think some lower material quality (and quantity - much...

Real1shepperd wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 11:29 am Did "Distic" come in a stick form?

It sure did!

I had noticed that the zero marks on the fence rail are close to the left miter slot in your pics and wondered if the rails are supposed to be shifted over. Good eye! I think you’re right on, and eventually I’ll bias that to the right when I try to calibrate to the scale on the rail. There are addi...