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Posted: **Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:01 am**

sunset22 wrote:From the Owner's Manual I recieved with my Jigsaw. I have tried a few other numbers and they generaly come up not currently available.

Your manual is apparently much newer than mine!

Posted: **Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:18 pm**

It is copyright 1965 Bullentin No. 502301. You can down load a PDF file of the manual from shopsmith. I just did.

Sunset22

Posted: **Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:00 pm**

[quote="JPG40504"]See post #4]
I have a jigsaw and have misplaced the lower bracket fittings that hold the blade square in the holder. I cut a bolt in half and am using that now, but I would like to find the correct part. SS no longer makes them. Any help would be appreciated.

If the entire lower jaw assembly was available I would consider purchase.

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2014 11:27 am**

hmfwic wrote:If I'm posting in the wrong forum, please correct me. I have an 18" Shopsmith jigsaw #505644 which is no longer in production and needs a 'yoke bracket assembly #502275'. I inquired with Shopsmith and was referred a couple of dead ends. any chance of locating one somewhere?
Thank you for your indulgence.

Needing plastic yoke. Did you find a source?

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2014 11:58 am**

chuckwagon wrote:Needing plastic yoke. Did you find a source?

I don't know where you can buy one but there is a video on YouTube that shows how you can make one that looks a lot stronger than the original.
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Posted: **Mon May 12, 2014 10:37 pm**

I made and have available a few of the couplers for the jigsaw. I also have all the jigsaw parts available. If I do not quickly respond, please let me know after a few days as I misplace and lose my notes too often these days.

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2014 8:56 am**

chuckwagon wrote:Needing plastic yoke. Did you find a source?

No, have not found a source yet. There is a video on youtube that shows how to make one out of heavy plastic. Will try to get plastic today and make one. Thanks for your response. Chuck

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2014 9:00 am**

billmayo wrote:I made and have available a few of the couplers for the jigsaw. I also have all the jigsaw parts available. If I do not quickly respond, please let me know after a few days as I misplace and lose my notes too often these days.

Bill, thanks for responding. I am going to get some heave plastic today and try to make coupler today. Will let you know. Chuck

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2014 9:02 am**

chuckwagon wrote:No, have not found a source yet. There is a video on youtube that shows how to make one out of heavy plastic. Will try to get plastic today and make one. Thanks for your response. Chuck

I'm wondering if there is a good reason for why this needs to be made from plastic.

In a well maintained machine, do those shafts get lubricated? Is heat build up the reason for failure of the plastic part?

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2014 9:37 am**

dusty wrote:I'm wondering if there is a good reason for why this needs to be made from plastic.

In a well maintained machine, do those shafts get lubricated? Is heat build up the reason for failure of the plastic part?

Since these are notorious leakers, dry running is not unreasonable to assume contributed to 'melting'.

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