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I removed an old sanding sleeve from my sanding drum and tried to put a new one on. The drum came with a 1955 Mark V (fairly recent purchase) and this is the first time I've changed the paper. The new sleeve wouldn't stay on, and I can't tighten it any further. It seems as though the rubber may have...

I recently acquired a 10er. It came with a hollow chisel mortising attachment and the hold down arm. It does not have any hollow chisels or bits. I wanted to ask if the chisel/bit sets that Shopsmith sells will fit? They certainly look the same in the photos, if so then I should be able to use the m...

I recently bought my first 10er. The previous owner had taken very good care of it, so fortunately for me it is in great shape. In addition to the owner's manual for the er, there are manuals for the jointer and jigsaw. I imagine those aren't very rare. There are a few items I wanted to ask about. T...

I have a '55 greenie I am restoring. I've got it stripped to bare metal and I'm getting ready to paint. Not sure what color I'll go with, but I've been thinking of ordering the green from Shopsmith. I'm not sure how much I would need. I thought some of the guys here who've repainted machines could g...

Thanks, billmayo.
I was thinking the conversion to metal lathe may not be worth it. I probably should have mentioned that I picked up a used Supershop a few weeks ago, which can be used with metal. I was more interested in the table extensions and quill upgrades.

New member here. I've been reading this forum for some time now, but only recently joined. Something that caught my attention in another post was a reference to Shopmachineadventures.com. I looked at the site and it looks as though the author converted his mark v to a metalworking machine and also h...