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To what 'wrench' are you referring? I now know that the guard is aluminum (I thought it was pot metal - it is extremely brittle). Not needing the thing immediately, I will wait until Shopsmith re-introduces their "...call in the next 5 days for over-the-phone-20%-savings..." offer...unless something ...

I have a 1956 Shopsmith Mark 5 that it is in getting-better-all-the-time shape. However, regarding the Joiner attachment, I am in need of the triangular guard piece (has the word "Magna" on the top side of the piece.) This is the part that pivots away to reveal the cutter assembly when the user is ...

Glad to be a part of this SS forum. Thanks for the quick answer...feEbay is not my favorite place and I won't do business with them as long as PayPal is in existence (long story). I did check, though, and did not find anything useful so I am going to try and make do with Shopsmith central. In the ...

I have just been given a vintage 1956 Shopsmith Mark 5, ser# 337159. Being totally unfamiliar with this tool, I'm not sure what I have. Two things are certain: (1) the on/off switch (probably original) is defective, and (2) while in table-saw mode, the parts that would allow for connection to my ...