I've been thinking about converting my Mark V. 500 to a shorty. I have a dedicated table saw. I have a 10ER as a lathe and disk sander (and it's available for other functions). I have another 10ER as a dedicated drill press (it can not be lowered to horizontal). I use the Mark V to power my bandsaw, use a dado blade, sometimes as a router, etc.
Why should I NOT recover a little space in my shop by making it a shorty? What might I lose?
Why should I NOT make a "shorty"?
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Why should I NOT make a "shorty"?
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Check out this link:
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... ube+length
There are many threads on the subject. If worse came to worse, you could always buy some standard size Mark V tubes.
Good luck.
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... ube+length
There are many threads on the subject. If worse came to worse, you could always buy some standard size Mark V tubes.
Good luck.
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JPG
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IIWM(actually I already did so) I would cut the bench tubes to 26 3/4" / 26". Cutting both bench tubes gives you two shorter 'pair'. The way tubes could be cut to 25 5/8 / 26 3/8 instead.
A 'pair' of tubes is easier($) to replace later.
A mini makes a very nice 'power station'. Better than a stock power station.
A 'pair' of tubes is easier($) to replace later.
A mini makes a very nice 'power station'. Better than a stock power station.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Well, I need to maintain use of the carriage and main table since I'll still be using my dado set on it. And I don't want to lose disk sander functionality or the ability to use the extension table (wide version) with the main table either. So I think a "mini" would be too short. I think about 14" to 16" is the most I'd be comfortable cutting off.
I can't believe I didn't think about it yesterday, but I do have a full set of tubes I could use if I wanted to go back to full length. I have a set of legs and tubes that I have plans to turn into a miter saw/planer stand.
I can't believe I didn't think about it yesterday, but I do have a full set of tubes I could use if I wanted to go back to full length. I have a set of legs and tubes that I have plans to turn into a miter saw/planer stand.
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
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dusty
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I took 16" off of mine, which I use mostly as a drill press with the jointer on the left end. In the horizontal mode, there are times when I which I had just a little more room to maneuver but there has never been a setup that I was not able to achieve.
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