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There is a lock "split" washer under the cap screw but that should not make a difference in clamping it it to the quill. it is there to keep it from coming loose. Does it lock tight on the quill but move the 1/4" when in place? Is the quill locked? Until locked the quill has a slight ...

Hi Thom, I did this upgrade a few years ago. I used the installation kit and it worked great. I made myself comfortable sitting on the floor, removed the caster sets, drilled the new holes with the guide, switched the wheels than reinstalled them. Most of the earlier discussion had to do with the cl...

Dennis asked, On the copyright page of my 1953 edition of PTWFE, it states "Fourth Printing". Is there anything similar on the new editions? The answer is no I would say that we refer to these as the Mark 7 4th Edition since the only real change is the cover. It is still copyright 1989 and...

Welcome, In case you did not get an Owners Manual with it you can find on here on the forum. Check under the Maintenance and Repair section for Shopsmith Large Format Drawings, Illustrations and More by Everett Davis. This will be one of the first three topics. In it you will find a wealth of inform...

John, The missing Glossary pages and all of the Index were only missing from the first printing of the new, Mark 7 on the cover, 4th Edition, copyright 1989 of PTWFE. They have reprinted it and are apparently sending out corrected copies, only replacing the missing pages, to those of us who purchase...

As John said the Scroll Saw is better and provides a smoother cut for what you are wanting to do. A Scroll saw has two arms moving together providing even tension on the blade throughout the up and down cycle of the cut. A Jig Saw has a spring tension in the upper arm to pull the blade back up and a...

Tim, It looks like you are off to a good start on using your newly inherited Shopsmith. Do pay attention to the to the maintenance and servicing needs of you Mark V, especially inside the headstock, and you will have many years of woodworking fun ahead. These can last a lifetime. JPG who already pos...

I have compared the older 4th Edition to this new 4th Edition page by page. I did not read each page in both books but visually compared each page. The only differences I saw was the Shopsmith address on the Publishers page, the picture Fig. 15-13 on page 193 is zoomed out some in the new 4th Editio...

I neglected to include the ER serial number prefix when talking about the East and West plants. The East plant used the prefix E than ER than back to E. I am not sure why the ER prefix was used but speculation has it as "Eastern Revised". With all the information Everett has he may find ou...

The machined washer is part number 501451 and if you type that into the search box when not on the Forum it will come up. They are $4.95 each now plus S & H. I have not found these from any other suppliers.