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I recently received a 1965 era Mark VII from my brother-in-law, and while it needs work I am thrilled to have it. After receiving the word that it was on its way from MN I set to work searching the Shopsmith Forums for info, and boy, I was not disappointed! Thank you so much for all the great info t...

Scott here. Thanks for sharing this. I designed this in response to John Malecki’s Youtube video where he bashed the Shopsmith after implying that no one would ever take the time to study the manual.

I posted a video yesterday where I discussed a couple of the theories of why Shopsmith uses a 1 1/4” (1.25”) bore in their blade. Over the years I’ve heard several explanations, and in the video I went to the source to get the “final” answer. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/NQlZUk-8eHQ

Steve Ramsey weighs in on Malecki's Shopsmith hit-piece.

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 11:53 am Scott, that picture of the early Power Couplers looks familiar.

I bet it does! I forgot to give attribution this time, but I have in the past. I'll add a comment in the description.

That video of John's was just too much to stay quiet about, though I do believe that Tom from the @WoodshopNerdery channel did a much better job rebutting it.

It might come as a surprise to you, but Steve Ramsey, Woodworker, and YouTube personality with 1.9 million subscribers. Steve had his start in woodworking on his dad’s Shopsmith mid-70’s Mark V. I had an opportunity to talk with him and thought it might be of interest to you. 31C6BFFE-353F-4259-8DC7...

I had the pleasure of chatting with George Vondriska, from Woodworkers Guild of America, about his time working in THREE different Shopsmith Inc retail stores back in the 80's and 90's. During his favorite time at Shopsmith he was what they called an Academy Instructor, and in the video of our discu...

That's great news, Bill. Thanks for the heads-up. Scott