JPG and crew, thanks for the help. I've been made an offer that I would be a fool to refuse (please tell me if I'm wrong. Based upon the serial number it's a 1980 Mark V 500 upgraded to the 510. It comes with the following SPTs:
Bandsaw
Scrollsaw
Jointer
Strip Sander
Belt Sander
There's probably more, but the guy doesn't know as he inherited it when his father-in-law died. He just wants the space. I ran it through all the speeds, no untoward noises. I checked the locks and sliding of the headstock, all seemed good. I'm pretty sure its the single-bearing quill, but that's honestly the only thing I can see that I might want to upgrade at this point.
All that for $1000. Good deal, right?
Thanks guys for your help.
Considering a Shopsmith, want to know which model to get
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JPG
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Sounds good to me!copete wrote:JPG and crew, thanks for the help. I've been made an offer that I would be a fool to refuse (please tell me if I'm wrong. Based upon the serial number it's a 1980 Mark V 500 upgraded to the 510. It comes with the following SPTs:
Bandsaw
Scrollsaw
Jointer
Strip Sander
Belt Sander
There's probably more, but the guy doesn't know as he inherited it when his father-in-law died. He just wants the space. I ran it through all the speeds, no untoward noises. I checked the locks and sliding of the headstock, all seemed good. I'm pretty sure its the single-bearing quill, but that's honestly the only thing I can see that I might want to upgrade at this point.
All that for $1000. Good deal, right?
Thanks guys for your help.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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IMHO the bandsaw, belt sander and jointer would be worth the asking price alone, unless you prefered stand alone SPT's. Merely the fact that you get all those SPT's and a 510 and possibly the 500's tables, Outrageous in my neck of the woods. Cross the I's and Dot the T's! Put the pedal to the metal in whatever vehicle and go get that baby! 
Allmond
Southwest Oklahoma
SS Mark V 510 (1988 Serial) with wraparound accessory shelves (simple shop made design)
SS Mark V 500 (1954 Serial) with shop made front accessory shelf
11" Cast Table Band saw (needs an Insert), Strip Sander, Biscuit Joiner, Shaper Fence (500), Drum Sander, Shaper Cutters, and many shop-made jigs for the Shopsmith.
Craftsman 12" Planer, 6 1/8" Jointer
Shop made Router Table with Hitachi 2hp Router
Southwest Oklahoma
SS Mark V 510 (1988 Serial) with wraparound accessory shelves (simple shop made design)
SS Mark V 500 (1954 Serial) with shop made front accessory shelf
11" Cast Table Band saw (needs an Insert), Strip Sander, Biscuit Joiner, Shaper Fence (500), Drum Sander, Shaper Cutters, and many shop-made jigs for the Shopsmith.
Craftsman 12" Planer, 6 1/8" Jointer
Shop made Router Table with Hitachi 2hp Router
Yeah, I couldn't believe it when he told me what he wanted for it. I put up a wanted at on Craiglist, and he responded right away. I asked him what he had (he didn't know model number or year, but I figured it out upon checking it out), and as he listed off all the SPTs, I was thinking, this is going to be out of my price range. Then he dropped the grand bomb, and I had to control my giddiness.