Re: New ShopSmith Owner!
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:55 pm
Dave,
I looked at the Serial Number and it would have been made sometime in 1957. There are no monthly serial number listings for February of 1956 to December of 1957 so we have to make a best guess. It's the same problem we have with the missing serial numbers for the Mark 5 during the same time. In 1953 they were still making the Model 4E Jointer and the Model 10ER was still in production. The Model 620 Jointer came out with the Mark 5 in March 1954. The original 620 Jointer was the same as the 4E with the SPT mounting posts added to the outfeed/base casting. Later, like yours has, they changed the table riser knob and the fence/quadrant lock to the current style that still comes on a new one today. They also changed the logo for the guard. Your cutter guard has that second style logo and I might add looks "sharp" with the paint job you did.
I looked at the Serial Number and it would have been made sometime in 1957. There are no monthly serial number listings for February of 1956 to December of 1957 so we have to make a best guess. It's the same problem we have with the missing serial numbers for the Mark 5 during the same time. In 1953 they were still making the Model 4E Jointer and the Model 10ER was still in production. The Model 620 Jointer came out with the Mark 5 in March 1954. The original 620 Jointer was the same as the 4E with the SPT mounting posts added to the outfeed/base casting. Later, like yours has, they changed the table riser knob and the fence/quadrant lock to the current style that still comes on a new one today. They also changed the logo for the guard. Your cutter guard has that second style logo and I might add looks "sharp" with the paint job you did.