Hello, I am new to shopsmith but not new to woodworking. I purchased a used 1979 SS mark V. It has some issues and was going to take the Headstock to a SS shop to have it cleaned. Now the problem. I just found out that I have cancer in my liver. What I want to do now is put the thing back together but can't get it back past the wedge locks. What do I do to the wedge locks so the headstock will slip past. Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you
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dusty
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What you need is something that would hold the wedgelocks "open" so that the tubes can be slipped in.
Maybe a roll of heavy paper or even the core from a roll of paper towels. The closer you can get to the size of the tubes the better.
Maybe a roll of heavy paper or even the core from a roll of paper towels. The closer you can get to the size of the tubes the better.
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Hi dtsr,
I am very sorry to hear of your health problems. It has been many years since I assembled my MarkV, and I can't really recall what the procedure was, but I think that it came with paper tubes inside it?? I do not know if you need to use paper, like Dusty has suggested, but if you can not find something of the appropriate length and diameter, I have a suggestion:
Being that I work daily with aluminum flat stock, I have "manufactured" many "tools" and "jigs" for various purposes, out of aluminum. You could get a piece of flatstock, or coil stock, and roll it to the needed diameter and rivet it together. Maybe you could use the inside of the way tubes to roll it to the right diameter? You could duct tape it to protect the MarkV from scraping the aluminum or maybe not; the tape might get hung-up in the headstock. Or maybe you can wrap the aluminum with an empty, split, paper towel roll, and use masking tape to hold it into place, making sure that the placement of the tape was not in a critical location? Or maybe the bare aluminum would be okay? Well, good luck.
I am very sorry to hear of your health problems. It has been many years since I assembled my MarkV, and I can't really recall what the procedure was, but I think that it came with paper tubes inside it?? I do not know if you need to use paper, like Dusty has suggested, but if you can not find something of the appropriate length and diameter, I have a suggestion:
Being that I work daily with aluminum flat stock, I have "manufactured" many "tools" and "jigs" for various purposes, out of aluminum. You could get a piece of flatstock, or coil stock, and roll it to the needed diameter and rivet it together. Maybe you could use the inside of the way tubes to roll it to the right diameter? You could duct tape it to protect the MarkV from scraping the aluminum or maybe not; the tape might get hung-up in the headstock. Or maybe you can wrap the aluminum with an empty, split, paper towel roll, and use masking tape to hold it into place, making sure that the placement of the tape was not in a critical location? Or maybe the bare aluminum would be okay? Well, good luck.
Tim
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Maybe I am lucky to have long fingers. I rotate/loosen the headstock lock to get both wedges all the way to the outside of the headstock housing while holding each one with my finger to prevent turning. I take my finger and rotate each wedge till the flat side is facing down (toward the tube) while rotating the lock handle to where the lock handle holds the wedges tight againest the outside of the headstock housing. I have used dowels, screwdrivers, narrow piece of wood, almost anything to rotate and hold the wedges. I normally unlock/rotate the headstock lock handle so the wedges are tight againest the outside of the headstock housing before removing the headstock to prevent this problem.
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dtsr wrote:Hello, I am new to shopsmith but not new to woodworking. I purchased a used 1979 SS mark V. It has some issues and was going to take the Headstock to a SS shop to have it cleaned. Now the problem. I just found out that I have cancer in my liver. What I want to do now is put the thing back together but can't get it back past the wedge locks. What do I do to the wedge locks so the headstock will slip past. Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you
I don't know where you are. If at all feasible I will come to help you. I am on the West bank of the Mississippi River- are you anywhere in the Midwest?Mike T.
1983 Mark V- beltsander, jigsaw, Stripsander,jointer, bandsaw-double carriage and tables with molders and drums, Over Arm Pin Routers(Freestanding x 2)Second Mark V.
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I've got a problem
I sort of doubted that they would work but the tube upon which Bounty paper towels are rolled on will "do the trick".
They are just a little bit soft and a bit small so I stuffed them solid with scrapes of newspaper. Work them into the headstock to hold the wedges clear of the passage way. Then when you slide the headstock onto the waytubes the paper rolls just get pushed out as the waytubes enter.
I thought about wrapping them in duct tape to give a bit more size and some added strength but that wasn't necessary. However, doing this may make them reuseable but then you have to store them.
I sure hope this helps.
They are just a little bit soft and a bit small so I stuffed them solid with scrapes of newspaper. Work them into the headstock to hold the wedges clear of the passage way. Then when you slide the headstock onto the waytubes the paper rolls just get pushed out as the waytubes enter.
I thought about wrapping them in duct tape to give a bit more size and some added strength but that wasn't necessary. However, doing this may make them reuseable but then you have to store them.
I sure hope this helps.
"Making Sawdust Safely"
Dusty
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