New guy with dead porkchop

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joshhall
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New guy with dead porkchop

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I have recently inherited a mark V 500. Its in great shape but the porkchop is toast. Fiatben has been helping me with the teardown. Does anyone have one they can part with?
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just the facts, ma'am

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What he needs is the quadrant assembly, part no. 86 (http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/part ... pview.htm). When we removed the speed control assembly and got it apart, this thing is completely chewed up. I've never seen one this bad. Wish I'd thought to take my camera.

Anyway, someone got one so we can fix the kid's machine and move on to tuning up his bandsaw, jointer and belt sander? Thanks guys, Ben
'55 Greenie #292284 (Mar-55), '89 SS 510 #020989, Mark VII #408551 (sold 10/14/12), SS Band Saw, (SS 500 #36063 (May-79) now gone to son-in-law as of 11-11), Magna bandsaw, Magna jointer 16185 (May-54), Magna belt sander SS28712 (Dec-82), Magna jigsaw SS4397 (Dec-78), SS biscuit joiner, Zyliss (knockoff) vise, 20+ hand planes, 60s Craftsman tablesaw, CarbaTec mini-lathe, and the usual pile of tools. Hermit of the Hills Woodworks, a hillbilly in the foothills of the Ozarks, scraping by.
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Thanks to the forum

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and the great guys who inhabit it, we are well on our way to being fixed!! Now if I can just get Josh to post a little intro on himself for the forum. Gotta love it when these younger guys get excited about having a Shopsmith. And he should be excited because his 500 came with a belt sander, jointer and bandsaw as well as a fishing tackle box full of stuff like router bits and shapers!! Hmmm, may have to borrow a few things from him once in awhile.
And it's just great fun to have someone local to spend time with sharing a common interest like this. Nice chance for me to pay it forward for all the help you guys have given me over the past year plus.
'55 Greenie #292284 (Mar-55), '89 SS 510 #020989, Mark VII #408551 (sold 10/14/12), SS Band Saw, (SS 500 #36063 (May-79) now gone to son-in-law as of 11-11), Magna bandsaw, Magna jointer 16185 (May-54), Magna belt sander SS28712 (Dec-82), Magna jigsaw SS4397 (Dec-78), SS biscuit joiner, Zyliss (knockoff) vise, 20+ hand planes, 60s Craftsman tablesaw, CarbaTec mini-lathe, and the usual pile of tools. Hermit of the Hills Woodworks, a hillbilly in the foothills of the Ozarks, scraping by.
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Post by spiderclimber »

Glad you already get to pay it forward. Does your friend need a the lathe rest or the lathe tailstock piece ( the metal piece that slides into the adjustable tubes not the actual lathe tailstock)

If so I can help him with that.
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got 'em

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spiderclimber wrote:Glad you already get to pay it forward. Does your friend need a the lathe rest or the lathe tailstock piece ( the metal piece that slides into the adjustable tubes not the actual lathe tailstock)

If so I can help him with that.
He's actually used the lathe function some already. But I was able to show him that he had a live center which would be much better than the dead center he had in the tailstock. This is going to be fun. Never mentored anyone in woodworking before. Kinda scary thought since I am far from proficient myself, but I guess all it takes to teach is to know a little bit more than the student. :)
'55 Greenie #292284 (Mar-55), '89 SS 510 #020989, Mark VII #408551 (sold 10/14/12), SS Band Saw, (SS 500 #36063 (May-79) now gone to son-in-law as of 11-11), Magna bandsaw, Magna jointer 16185 (May-54), Magna belt sander SS28712 (Dec-82), Magna jigsaw SS4397 (Dec-78), SS biscuit joiner, Zyliss (knockoff) vise, 20+ hand planes, 60s Craftsman tablesaw, CarbaTec mini-lathe, and the usual pile of tools. Hermit of the Hills Woodworks, a hillbilly in the foothills of the Ozarks, scraping by.
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Post by beeg »

fiatben wrote: Kinda scary thought since I am far from proficient myself, but I guess all it takes to teach is to know a little bit more than the student. :)

Then I hear that you'll find out just how much ya know...... OR DON'T know. :D
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Post by pennview »

Fiatben, don't forget about the Shopsmith Woodworking Self-Study Guide as a resource for introducing someone to woodworking. That coupled with Power Tool Woodworking for Everyone and the forum can't be beat for learning woodworking on the Shopsmith.
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