I recently did the caster upgrade on my
Mark V Shopsmith. First I did not get the
Template in the package so I found the specs
online. Using a large paint stick and drilled
the holes in it. Not one to follow instructions
I found the idea of turning the machine upside
down to be a bad idea, instead I put a sawhorse
under the lower tubes and removed the old casters
and redrilled new holes using the paint stick jig
and then reinstalled new casters. I pushed the headstock
To the opposite end that I was working on so
it was a 1 man job. Included instructions
aren't always the best way to do something.
There's a saying "Mamma says work smarter not harder".
Mark V caster upgrade
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Re: Mark V caster upgrade
YES! Sorta like flipping a car on it's top to change a tire. 
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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