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Why does everything look green all of a sudden?:rolleyes: Nice 'find'!:cool: Weird dc thingy - I dunno, but maybe part of a brand x planer? Thanks, I was thinking along that line also because of the length. I couldn't find anything on the shopsmith site in the accessories that it looked close to an...

I felt bad all of the way home but mostly because we took my wife's Hyundai Santa Fe and I had a time getting it all in.

Picked up this Shopsmith Mark V serial number 002230 510 with 520 upgrade today and under table cabinet filled with enough accessories to last a long time. Included Jul 25 1999 scroll saw, a jointer, a bandsaw, and a dust collector. Originally posted for a $1000 on craigslist but got it down to $500...

You might consider the Mark VII headstock on ebay. It has 14 hours left on it and has been on once before. Probably a lot higher than buying a whole unit but they don't turn up very often in my area.

[ATTACH]21555[/ATTACH] The two bits I used both from Craftsman sets 45°/60° bit part number was 9-25545 (probably around 20 years ago) the other was a little more modern carbide tipped 3/8" core bit (corrected in earlier post). The core bit was used with the table fence and shop made ZCI for th...

I'll get some close ups of the bits. The 45 degree/60 degree was from a Craftsman router bit set. The material was an old food service cutting board I think polyethylene plastic. It might be too soft but I'll see how long this lasts and then spring for something that isn't free. I'm not an engineer ...

Recently purchased a sixties vintage Mark VII. I had seen a Mark V demo in the early eighties and had always wanted one but when I started looking for a used Shopsmith about eight years ago I initially thought a Mark VII would be a model newer than the Mark V. Go figure though it was older so I boug...