We wanted to announce some exciting news! A legacy item is coming back for a limited time… but only for those on our email list. For those who’ve been waiting, collecting, or just have a soft spot for the classics, you’ll definitely want to keep an eye out.
This will be offered exclusively through our email list—no public store listing, and no guarantees we’ll be doing this again anytime soon.
I'll take a guess. It has to be something that is relatively easy to do, so maybe a limited offering of new Mark 7s offered in retro colors like the classic hammered verde green or goldie color schemes?
Anyone else want to guess?
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
A hat, a shirt, a tie clasp, a mug, a trinket from the past?
Some discontinued tool would be nice.
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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
A Lathe Duplicator or maybe the speed reducer is my hopeful guess.
Dwayne
1st Shopsmith Machine= SS Mark V /Jan./1984
2nd Shopsmith Machine= SS Mark V / Mar./1984
3rd Shopsmith Machine= SS Mark V / Jan./1981
4th Shopsmith Machine = SS Mark V (510) 50th anniversary
5th Shopsmith Machine = SS Mark V (510) Dec. 1996
6th Shopsmith Machine = SS Mark VII (1963 ???)
7th Shopsmith Machine = SS Mark V / Nov. 1984 (Double Quill Bearings)
8th Shopsmith Machine = SS Greenie / 1956
Shopsmith headstock only/ From Shopsmith/ June 1957
algale wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:50 pm
I'll take a guess. It has to be something that is relatively easy to do, so maybe a limited offering of new Mark 7s offered in retro colors like the classic hammered verde green or goldie color schemes?
This would be the simple and inexpensive way to reproduce classic Shopsmiths. I don't if the hammered style paint or a sputter coat is that simple because I think they use smooth powder coating now which is very durable. If this isn't it they should consider color options anyway.
I believe this has been answered. See the new Q & A that can be found in the post John made in the Community Section.
Thank you Shopsmith for adding this new Shopsmith News & Announcements section. I believe it will be a great source of information exchange between the company and members/Shopsmith users.
Russ
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
chapmanruss wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:41 pm
I believe this has been answered. See the new Q & A that can be found in the post John made in the Community Section.
Thank you Shopsmith for adding this new Shopsmith News & Announcements section. I believe it will be a great source of information exchange between the company and members/Shopsmith users.
Absolutely, we hope this will be a great way to have conversations with the community. We're looking forward to it!
Shopsmithalex wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 3:21 pm
More details coming later week…
— The Shopsmith Team
I presume that this announcement is about the availability of new-build conventional headstocks. Something that would be great to add to that is some detail regarding Shopsmith LP's plans and/or philosophy for mid to long term replacement parts support for these excellent products. With Models 520S and 4 being dropped from the lineup, some users are concerned that parts may only be available until existing stock has been depleted.
One of the things I've always (40+ years in my case) thought was great about Shopsmith is their long term commitment to their products with upgrades and/or parts support. That has changed over the last 15 years, with many products discontinued and no longer supported. But there are always exceptions, for example I could still buy a new Gilmer belt 60 years after the last Gilmer machine was produced. All things considered, I'd be reluctant to recommend or endorse the purchase of a new conventional headstock without a better understanding of the company's philosophy on parts availability.
I bought my first Shopsmith a few years ago based on the fact that any part to repair it was available. Now after the sale of the company it appears that is no longer the case. The original headstock is a very well thought out and totally solid piece of engineering, proven over many years and plenty of units in the field. If they won,t continue to support it many of the people on this forum will be more than disappointed. A friend of mine would always tell me when things didn't quite make sense " Follow the money" Sorry but change can be difficult. This is just my opinion, and I don't like the term "Mark" used for all our machines either.
Kevin
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