Blade Guard

drdale · Post by **drdale** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:38 pm

I have a MV11. It did not come with any blade guard or safety parts to prevent kick-back. I have had some close calls with kick-backs. Does anyone know whether any of these kind of parts supplied by Shopsmith will fit on my old machine?

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:30 pm

If you are referring to a Mark II, I believe Model 5 (500, 505,510,520) blade guard or riving knife parts will not fit, though you might be able to adapt one. Here is a pic from a March 1958 Popular Mechanics of a Mark 2 with a blade guard (so they did exist):
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beeg · Post by **beeg** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:50 pm

By the pic, it looks to have only the upper guard.

drdale · Post by **drdale** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:01 pm

I have the model Mark VII.

drdale · Post by **drdale** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:12 pm

I have the model Mark VII.

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:25 pm

Oh, a Mark VII.......I think unfortunately that the answer is the same, nothing fits so you will have to adapt guards from another model, but others on the forum who own a VII may have a happier answer for you.