Mystery Jointer

notlem · Post by **notlem** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:16 am

I finally brought home my first Shopsmith last night. It's a 1991 510 in pretty good condition, recently referbished. Everything appears ok, but I still plan to go over it very closely before I try any work with it.

The jointer that came with it is odd. I ran it last night, but didn't look too closely before loading it up, since I was mainly looking at the Mark V. It has the Magna logo on the blade guard but when I looked for a serial number to date it, I found the oddity. The metal plate shows a mfg date of 1982 (for a Magna?). The serial # of 0172 doesn't match '82 on Shopsmith's chart. Finally, "Made in Taiwan",... awwww nuts. I sure didn't see this last night. The plate is a little rippled, so I suppose it could have been added later for some reason. The Jointer fits Mark V nicely, so I didn't have reason to suspect a clone when we ran it last night. Now I wonder.

Anyone have an idea of what I actually have? There's a break in one of the cast parts that should probably be replaced. It looks like there's enough to hold it solidly for now, but I wonder what you guys think. I also want to get my hands on a manual.

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:51 am

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:15 pm

Part 'F'. If a 'good' clone, it will probably fit.
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/part ... dparts.htm
Anybody know for sure?