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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:32 pm
by JPG
So all this was over a seller mis-speaking!:rolleyes:













Anybody surprised?:D


Amazing where and how far folks in the know go to try to explain that!:)

Shopsmith Lathe Tool Rest

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:26 pm
by sarge43
I am wanting to know the part number/price of a shopsmith lather tool rest for making pen sets. Please respond.

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:28 pm
by billmayo
wlg64 wrote:I called SS and they told me it was made Jan. 1985 Model 500. It was advertised as Mark V-B, guess the seller I got it from did not know ether what the B mint.
Thanks to all!
This headstock has the double bearing quill. All headstocks after serial number 190000 has the double bearing quill.

Shopsmith mark V-B 500

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:53 am
by wlg64
The B headstock means that you have a toggle switch at the 12:00 position on your headstock. Also I am looking for saw guard for it SS197064 1985.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:15 am
by wlg64
The B headstock means that you have a toggle switch at the 12:00 position on your headstock.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:36 am
by pennview
Sarge43, if you go to the Shopsmith website -- http://www.shopsmith.com -- you can check their parts catalog for part numbers and prices. Not knowing exactly what parts you need makes it difficult to answer your question directly.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:41 pm
by camerio
So, my Mark V has a serial number 072588, it would not be double bearing quill... ?
I bought it new from the Shopsmith Montreal Store Oct 25th, 1988 and it is marked on the bill of sale as a Mark 510. I bought a SS demo band saw at the house reno show that they were coming to in 1990. I since upgraded to 520.

So I would have to take care of that or is it necessary ?

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:12 pm
by reible
camerio wrote:So, my Mark V has a serial number 072588, it would not be double bearing quill... ?
I bought it new from the Shopsmith Montreal Store Oct 25th, 1988 and it is marked on the bill of sale as a Mark 510. I bought a SS demo band saw at the house reno show that they were coming to in 1990. I since upgraded to 520.

So I would have to take care of that or is it necessary ?
From Dec 1987 on has date codes. Yours is 07/25/88. You will have the two bearing quill as standard equipment.

Ed

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:14 pm
by reible
wlg64 wrote:The B headstock means that you have a toggle switch at the 12:00 position on your headstock.
Would mind taking a picture of your "b" showing the "toggle switch at the 12:00 position"?

Ed

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:15 pm
by camerio
Oh wow ... ! Thanks for that.
With prices going up .... I do not need to make that expense right now.