Site Unseen - The Great Shopsmith Gamble

tmillie · Post by **tmillie** » Sat May 23, 2009 1:08 pm

Serial Number: 341460

Got the original manual which says:
Shopsmith Mark 5 TMG-3469A-84(0)-P-7B*

also has:
ShopMag Fall 1 1956

The Jigsaw is: Magna 18" Jigsaw Model 610, item no. 61 000 article no. 84-3429

So I'm guessing my shopsmith is a 1956 Greenie and the jig saw as purchased after that at some point...

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Sat May 23, 2009 2:09 pm

tmillie wrote:
In the past 3 months I've acquired 3 Mark V's - at this rate, I'll have 15 in a year, that's not healthy

Yeah you best be careful. While out to dinner with friends last night I asked my buddy if he would be interested in making a short trip with me to look at a Mark V for sale. His wife interjected, "Good Grief you just bought two" My bride responded yeah and another one could prove disastrous. So I decided to stay home today.

I can't wait to see your pictures and hear more about your purchase. fjimp

paul269 · Post by **paul269** » Sat May 23, 2009 3:38 pm

Does this mean I did'nt win?

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:49 pm

tmillie wrote:Serial Number: 341460

Got the original manual which says:
Shopsmith Mark 5 TMG-3469A-84(0)-P-7B*

also has:
ShopMag Fall 1 1956

The Jigsaw is: Magna 18" Jigsaw Model 610, item no. 61 000 article no. 84-3429

So I'm guessing my shopsmith is a 1956 Greenie and the jig saw as purchased after that at some point...

Here's your Greenie's month/year of birth. Based on the mickyd table, she's was a Mar/Apr 1957 baby.

If you don't want to go by the mickyd table and prefer to estimate date of build yourself, here's ShopSmith's "official table". It's at the bottom of the page. You'll notice that there is no month data for your serial number.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:04 pm

mickyd wrote:Here's your Greenie's month/year of birth. She's was a Mar/Apr 1957 baby.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachment.htm?attachmentid=4326&d=1241207093

Twenty years younger than a bunch of us.

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:37 pm

dusty wrote:Twenty years younger than a bunch of us.

And better than 50 years younger than a few. What a terrific way to earn a reputation. fjimp

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sat May 23, 2009 10:49 pm

fjimp wrote:And better than 50 years younger than a few. What a terrific way to earn a reputation. fjimp

And within a month of the age of at least one of us.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sun May 24, 2009 2:19 am

fjimp wrote:And better than 50 years younger than a few. What a terrific way to earn a reputation. fjimp

There are days when I feel that old, but really???

(1907)?