The Shopsmith Mark I, Fact or Fiction?

thedovetailjoint · Post by **thedovetailjoint** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:48 pm

Some time ago I posted on my blog my memories of selling a Shopsmith Mark I when I worked for Shopsmith in the Dayton Showroom. I couldn't find a photo so I drew the tool from memory using MS Paint. A day or two later I stumbled across a photo of a Mark I that a buddy converted to a wall-mounted drill press. He worked in the Indy Shopsmith store and purchased the Mark I after it was returned in exchange for a Mark V. This was part of the deal that Shopsmith used in their marketing of the Mark I. Last night I got wild hair after seeing a post here that referenced my posts and still wondered if the Mark I ever really existed, and I went digging in my shop. Well, I found it! If you care about Shopsmith tool history take a look at my blog at the link below for the latest Mark I update, which is a couple posts down from the top. Scott

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:19 pm

It appears that congratulations are in order. That is a precious bundle that you are holding.

You are also to be congratulated on your blog. I find it to be very informative and interesting. Thank you the time you have spend bringing all of this information together in the blog.

thedovetailjoint · Post by **thedovetailjoint** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:25 pm

Thanks Dusty. I'm trying to migrate several of my woodworking blogs to a singe site, but I'm struggling with it a bit. Keep an eye out for www.tool-hunter.com
To me the Mark I is more of a variation on the Mark V than a completely new machine like the Mark II, V and VII. It's a shame that there aren't at least a couple more of them floating around. I'm just happy that I found this, and now I need to find a safe place for it. Perhaps I'll store it with the instructions for the Mark V-mounted Key Cutting Machine. Scott

dusty wrote:It appears that congratulations are in order. That is a precious bundle that you are holding.

You are also to be congratulated on your blog. I find it to be very informative and interesting. Thank you the time you have spend bringing all of this information together in the blog.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:04 pm

thedovetailjoint wrote:Thanks Dusty. I'm trying to migrate several of my woodworking blogs to a singe site, but I'm struggling with it a bit. Keep an eye out for www.tool-hunter.com
To me the Mark I is more of a variation on the Mark V than a completely new machine like the Mark II, V and VII. It's a shame that there aren't at least a couple more of them floating around. I'm just happy that I found this, and now I need to find a safe place for it. Perhaps I'll store it with the instructions for the Mark V-mounted Key Cutting Machine. Scott

You have been BookMarked. I'll check in now and then. Keep up the good work. You are a real service to this community.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:38 pm

To thedovetailjont: I also would like to complement you on your blog.

thedovetailjoint · Post by **thedovetailjoint** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:07 am

Chuck,
I appreciate the compliment. I've got a lot of "Shopsmith Sludge" in my head and sometimes I just have to let some of it leak out! Scott

charlese wrote:To thedovetailjont: I also would like to complement you on your blog.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:07 am

Hi Scott, I have visited your blog before and found it very interesting. Keep up the good work!

thedovetailjoint · Post by **thedovetailjoint** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:10 am

Tim,
Thanks, I'm glad you found it interesting. I'll have to show your comment to my bride, who thinks I'm blogging to myself!

a1gutterman wrote:Hi Scott, I have visited your blog before and found it very interesting. Keep up the good work!

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:34 pm

thedovetailjoint wrote:Tim,
Thanks, I'm glad you found it interesting. I'll have to show your comment to my bride, who thinks I'm blogging to myself!

No, you're not blogging to yourself! Your site was one of the first sites I started visiting when I was given a Shopsmith 10ER about a year ago.

thedovetailjoint · Post by **thedovetailjoint** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:55 am

Glad to hear it heathicus. Have you had a chance to visit my new version of the site that I mentioned above? It's my first stab at using Google Sites and I was having some problems with the images not showing-up. If you get a chance please take a look at it and report back. If you burrow down or look at the expanded site map I hope you'll see that there's a lot of interesting stuff there. Scott

heathicus wrote:No, you're not blogging to yourself! Your site was one of the first sites I started visiting when I was given a Shopsmith 10ER about a year ago.

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The Shopsmith Mark I, Fact or Fiction?

The Shopsmith Mark I, Fact or Fiction?

Thanks Chuck

Thanks Tim