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The topic of this thread matches my situation almost exactly, so rather than start a new thread, decided to just ask my questions here. I took my 1980's vintage motor apart to blow out accumulated saw dust and now it won't start. I removed the floating sheave as well, which I normally don't do, to g...

http://houston.craigslist.org/zip/5523330478.html Ad is 2 hours old, so not sure if still there or not. Ad reads: This is a Shopsmith Mark 5 frame, headstock, tailstock, work table, extension table, two fences and sanding disc. The motor runs but transmission needs adjustment to get power to the spi...

And here's another one ...

http://houston.craigslist.org/gms/5478413548.html

Garage Sale 50% off today (SUN) till 5pm (West Oaks Area Houston)

Description says asking price reduced to $80, and all offers considered.

Not sure if this a good or great deal for anyone near the Houston area, but thought I'd share it.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/5473926633.html

EDIT: Asking price is $225

Looks very nice indeed. The curved apron ends might could be smoothed out by adding a kerfed lining at the top and bottom of the apron, glued to the apron, and possibly then adding a partial bottom to help hold the shape. Below is a link showing some kerfed lining for sale by a guitar building mater...

The picture didn't attach, but if it is a standard arbor, threads are LEFT hand.

Regarding your question about determining age, the Shopsmith site can help you figure that out based on serial number, found on the vent plate at left end of headstock. Under the Maintenance and Repair section of the forum are a couple of topics that are "stickies" and stay at the top of t...

There is a thread about converting to a hand crank. Mine is manual and I like it. It allows you to control the feed rate which I like. I will see if I can find the thread ..... Found it .... http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/maintenance-and-repair-f10/can-a-12-planer-w-o-feed-motor-be-converted-to-...

In case original poster or anyone else is looking for a used one, saw this on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shopsmith-Mark- ... 463d08f258

I would be more concerned with WHY the rip fence is unpredictable. Now, it usually does square up, but once upon a time it usually didn't, and I was having to measure from a miter slot (or even less accurately, from edge of table) to the fence at front and rear to ensure it was parallel to blade. I...