What is it?

dgreen810 · Post by **dgreen810** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:06 am

Some knowledgeable person please tell us what this headstock is? What is it used for? Appears to have a blower fan on the front or vacuum if run in reverse. Have no idea what the drive on the back is for? Appears to be SS made.

I have never seen one like it.

eBay item # 221400532240

Don G

steve4447 · Post by **steve4447** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:46 am

It's a Mark VII as described in the listing...

dgreen810 · Post by **dgreen810** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:56 am

It doesn't look like any headstock I have ever seen? Tell me what the blower on the motor shaft and vertical gear drive on the back side are for?

I looked at all the videos on the Shopsmith site and don't see anything like it.

Don G

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:35 am

Perhaps the answers are contained herein!;)

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=11984

Click on the headstock link.

The impeller on the front was indeed for an ineffectual vacuum(the blower housing was polystyrene and fragile and is missing).

dgreen810 · Post by **dgreen810** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:07 pm

JPG

Thanks! I have never seen one before. Super photos on the disassembly. I would like see one in action. Looks like a bunch of engineers got drunk and had an "organism". Where each one had a pet idea, put all in a hat and built the thing.

Don G