Hello! New MK 5 Owner here.

fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:49 am

Hi,folks

I just acquired a 1982 Mark 5 (500) and am in the process of getting it up and running. I'm a long-time woodworker, but never have used a Shopsmith. Looks like this will be fun for an old retired geezer like me. I live near Knoxville,TN if anyone is in my area.... This looks like a great forum!

I have a few questions if anyone can help:

1-The machine came with a single book '"Power Tool Woodworking for Everyone". Should I still get an owners' manual (the approx. 150 page one in a notebook)? Or something else. I assume there is no downloadable pdf of this manual?

2-The only problem I have found so far is that the quill advance spring is definitely broken. Should I just get a new (used) complete quill feed assembly off Ebay? They seem to be about $20-25 used.

3-There is a washer on the quill spindle shaft that fell out and I don't know it's orientation(part#501303 I think). It's "hat" shaped and appears that the larger end (the "brim") should go toward the nylon drive. Is this correct.

4-Can the adjustment on the miter gauge that clamps the workpiece be made any better than the 2 knurled nut version?

Thanks!!!

Fred

swampgator · Post by **swampgator** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:18 am

Welcome, Fred. This is a great place to be for the help you need and want. I don't know if Mr. Bill Mayo is still doing rework, but he and others are a wealth of knowledge on this forum. As far as rebuilding one of this fabulous machines, I leave that to others. I just enjoying making sawdust.

I grew up not far from Knoxville and have family there. Again, welcome. Also, you may wish to find the thread on the group of SS owners in Tennessee. Here's the link.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... =tennessee

reible · Post by **reible** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:58 am

Hi and welcome!

When time permits add your location in your profile if you please, not that I live close but others might and that can be a big help.

The PTWFE is the bible so to speak of information. The owners manual is nice and might come up on ebay or perhaps someone here might have a copy to give you. If you have the money for a copy from Shopsmith that would be great for them sales wise.

The quill spring could be broken or it could have come off the pin, end result could be a new spring or just hooking up the old one again if it isn't broken. Re-attaching the spring can be more of an art form so when you take it apart and find you either need a new spring or just a re-attachment we can direct you to some posts that will make your life a lot easier.

See here for quill pictures'

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=2719

Yes there is an upgrade for the miter safety grip.

Looks like this

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You can check it out at

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/item ... =Find+Item

Ed

fgrule wrote:Hi,folks

I just acquired a 1982 Mark 5 (500) and am in the process of getting it up and running. I'm a long-time woodworker, but never have used a Shopsmith. Looks like this will be fun for an old retired geezer like me. I live near Knoxville,TN if anyone is in my area.... This looks like a great forum!

I have a few questions if anyone can help:

1-The machine came with a single book '"Power Tool Woodworking for Everyone". Should I still get an owners' manual (the approx. 150 page one in a notebook)? Or something else. I assume there is no downloadable pdf of this manual?

2-The only problem I have found so far is that the quill advance spring is definitely broken. Should I just get a new (used) complete quill feed assembly off Ebay? They seem to be about $20-25 used.

3-There is a washer on the quill spindle shaft that fell out and I don't know it's orientation(part#501303 I think). It's "hat" shaped and appears that the larger end (the "brim") should go toward the nylon drive. Is this correct.

4-Can the adjustment on the miter gauge that clamps the workpiece be made any better than the 2 knurled nut version?

Thanks!!!

Fred

fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:25 pm

Hi Steve & Ed

I took the quill feed apart and found the spring in 2 pieces-definitely broken. So,I'll be looking for a replacement assembly. I have plenty of other stuff to do,though. The machine seems to run great and I have it clean as a whistle. Gotta learn how to switch from tool to tool faster!

Thanks for the link for the miter gauge mod.

Fred

reible · Post by **reible** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:02 pm

The spring looks like it has to come with the housing as seen here

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/itemfind.htm?item=521875&Submit=Find+Item

You will have to call to see if they really have any in stock or not. Since you pulled things apart make sure you find the Spherical Washer #53 that likes to fall off and drop in the pan or where ever. You have to have that and it has to be in the right place or you will not be able to lock the quill.

Switching tool to tool gets to be old hand after a while. Most times it is a minute or less. A lot of naysayers have made a big point about the change over time, as you will see it is really no big deal.

Ed

fgrule wrote:Hi Steve & Ed

I took the quill feed apart and found the spring in 2 pieces-definitely broken. So,I'll be looking for a replacement assembly. I have plenty of other stuff to do,though. The machine seems to run great and I have it clean as a whistle. Gotta learn how to switch from tool to tool faster!

Thanks for the link for the miter gauge mod.

Fred

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:40 pm

Knoxville! N S E W ? I have been known to be in Gatlinburg often! Maybe next month!

fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:09 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Knoxville! N S E W ? I have been known to be in Gatlinburg often! Maybe next month!

W Knoxville. We hit Gatlinburg,too......mainly to people-watch......VERY educational. Prefer to take my camera and get into the mountains, though. I'm old enough to remember when Gatlinburg shut down for the winter!

Fred

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:26 pm

fgrule wrote:W Knoxville. We hit Gatlinburg,too......mainly to people-watch......VERY educational. Prefer to take my camera and get into the mountains, though. I'm old enough to remember when Gatlinburg shut down for the winter!

Fred

That was before the 'ski' mountain development. Some of it still does shut down. Now there is Pigeon Forge (and Sevierville)

Some things we are better off not 'learning'!:D.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:42 pm

One of our daughters and her family used to live in the Alcoa / Maryville area then moved down to Tellico Plains for a while. When she was in TN we tried to visit a couple of times a year. They were there over 20 years so we got fairly familiar with the area including western NC.
They recently moved to the south-west corner of MT just a stones throw from Yellowstone. We are going to enjoy the new area but will miss the Smoky Mountain area. We started going there before she moved there. One of my favorite little drives was Roaring Fork Road. I didn't have a lot of interest in much of the $$$ touristy stuff. I did like the aquarium...

I used to make regular stops at the Northern Hydraulics store out on the north-west side of Knoxville (and the Harley dealer out there).
Years ago I became acquainted with and corresponded with John Rice Irwin who owned the Museum of Appalachia.
For a long time Lexington was the closest Harbor Freight store to us and I used to stop there when passing through there.

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fgrule · Post by **fgrule** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:21 am

robinson46176 wrote:One of our daughters and her family used to live in the Alcoa / Maryville area then moved down to Tellico Plains for a while. When she was in TN we tried to visit a couple of times a year. They were there over 20 years so we got fairly familiar with the area including western NC.
They recently moved to the south-west corner of MT just a stones throw from Yellowstone. We are going to enjoy the new area but will miss the Smoky Mountain area. We started going there before she moved there. One of my favorite little drives was Roaring Fork Road. I didn't have a lot of interest in much of the $$$ touristy stuff. I did like the aquarium...

I used to make regular stops at the Northern Hydraulics store out on the north-west side of Knoxville (and the Harley dealer out there).
Years ago I became acquainted with and corresponded with John Rice Irwin who owned the Museum of Appalachia.
For a long time Lexington was the closest Harbor Freight store to us and I used to stop there when passing through there.

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Same here, we avoid the touristy areas. Traffic is absolutely awful. My brother-in-law has a cabin in Tellico in the mountains, so we go there. Or to th Wears Valley or Townsend side. The Smoky Mts are so great for hiking/camping/photography........but also the most visited National Park. And funding is getting worse and worse, so the park Service is stretched thin.

Montana is beautiful,too. Hope to get out there in the next year or two.

Just visited Harbor Freight to get a gear puller to remove a frozen saw blade arbor from my MK V! It's like a candy store to me.

Fred