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I found the following information on the MK7 Shopsmith site. It does fit and will work: MARK VII- Information 1960 Mark VII (7-in-1 tool) Included a spindle shaper & dust collection system. The unit could be tilted in either direction. Plastic racks controlled Headstock movement. The MARK V Head...

The reason it is harder to turn to the slow position is that you are pushing the Control Sheave together trying to compress the belt which then must expand the motor's floating sheave againest the motor spring. When going to fast, you are opening the control sheave and the motor spring closes the mo...

Does anyone know if a Mark 5 headstock can replace a MK 7 headstock? Thanks.

Bill Mayo

I had several empty headstock housings with broken "ears". I was able to find a really good Shopsmith owner with a shop that does lathe work and aluminum aircraft welding for a living. He cut the broken piece so he had a V for the weld. I used a few washers (took a few tries) between the e...

Does anyone know the bearing number or the OD, ID and width of the second (in the middle) bearing on the two bearing quill referenced below. Thanks. Bill Mayo Hi, Yes, but it does require you to remove the quill from the machine. Once you have the quill out it is a simple matter of looking in from t...

Go to the next set of pages under this heading and look at at all threads under Speed Control and Frightening Noises. There are some excellant pictures there that should help you determine your problem.

Bill Mayo

I switched blades on Dr Daves bandsaw and was sometime getting a really loud squealing noise. His bandsaw has the latest ballbearing upgrade but it was the auto-track bearings that was making the noise. A little oil did wonders but I was real surprised that the ball bearing could make such noise on ...

I agree on where to stand. I found that using the outter 1-2 inches of the conical disc sandpaper prevented my rounding the ends of the knifes. My instruction sheet for the conical disk says not to tilt the table for this task. On all the knifes I have sharpen, the conical sander disc cuts all the w...

This is a great site. I joined because it covers basic woodworking topics that most sites assume you already know. It really helps to review the basic setups and topics before starting a specific project. You will notice that Shopsmith's Logo appears as one of the sponsors of this web site. Since th...

I feel the 1 1/8 HP motors (1960 and later) are very serviceable. If there is a burnt smell from the motor, then replace it, don't have it rewinded. I had no problem finding several local electric motor rebuilders who would replace the bearings and clean up the start winding contact points for aroun...