Dad gave me his shopsmith

[mikelst]

Don't forget to say thanks to your dad;)

[rikbrooks]

Is it a 10ER or a Mark 5? I was thinking 10ER for some reason but realized my assumption could be (and probably is) wrong.

Mine is a Mark V.

You betcha' I've thanked him. I love this machine. It's the best tool I've ever had and doesn't cost me a lot of space either.

Perfect for a hobbyist like me.

[vzandt]

My other lathe has a 1X8 threaded spindle. I already had the adapter to put my chuck on there, so I bought a 5/8 to 1X8 adapter for the shopsmith and a 1X8 pen mandrel. No I can more my chuck and the pen mandrel from lathe to lathe.

Scott

Looks like I need to buy a manual. I don't have whatever piece I need to make use for the drill press so I need to buy that. I need to buy a new pen mandrel since mine is for mt2 and penn state industries sells one specifically for the SS.

My chuck is a Barracuda sold by Penn State Industries. I know an adapter came with it. I'm going to have to check it out.

That's about it though. Looks like I can get fully functional for less than $100. That's so cool.

I'm very impressed with the quality of this machine. Reckon I'm not the first to mention that though.

I'm very impressed though with all the plans I can get for free and such. Amazing.

[wa2crk]

Rik;
If your pen mandrel has a #2 Morse taper it may have come from Penn State Ind. the same as the chuck. Try to remove the #2MT from the mandrel shaft. Double nut the threaded end of the mandrel and hold the nuts in a vice and then try to unscrew the taper part. Mine came off yours should too.
Bill V

[rikbrooks]

[quote="wa2crk"]Rik]

Then it will fit on my ShopSmith?

[mikelst]

Some people tighten the mandrel down in their drill chuck. I purchased the SHOPSMITH adapter from PSI

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/PKM-CL.html

and have been very happy with it.