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Does anyone know where I can find a serial number index to find out what year my Magna Jointer is S/N 67527)? The color matches my Greenie so I think it is from the same era but I'd like to know what year it is especially since I already know the year of my Greenie (1958) and my Magna Bandsaw (1956).
Jake

Spokane, WA
Shopsmith Mark V S/N: 354008 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
Magna Bandsaw S/N: 31575 Born: 1956/Restored 2016
Magna Jointer S/N: 67527 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
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greasemonkey2275 wrote:Does anyone know where I can find a serial number index to find out what year my Magna Jointer is S/N 67527)? The color matches my Greenie so I think it is from the same era but I'd like to know what year it is especially since I already know the year of my Greenie (1958) and my Magna Bandsaw (1956).
Notice the copyright date! ;)

1958(or 59?)
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Thank you again JPG! :)
Jake

Spokane, WA
Shopsmith Mark V S/N: 354008 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
Magna Bandsaw S/N: 31575 Born: 1956/Restored 2016
Magna Jointer S/N: 67527 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
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Many of these "date of manufacture" questions can be answered by simply referring to the charts made available on the forum.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/faq/ ... m#product2

Click on the link above and then on the SPT name. Scroll down and you have the date chart.
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Thanks Dusty!
Jake

Spokane, WA
Shopsmith Mark V S/N: 354008 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
Magna Bandsaw S/N: 31575 Born: 1956/Restored 2016
Magna Jointer S/N: 67527 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
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Great news! I just finished putting the jointer back together and it works great! I do have a couple of questions though...first, does anyone have a parts manual for Magna Jointer? I have a spring left over and for the life of me I cannot seem to remember where it goes. The spring is about as big around as a dime and just about as tall and has a pretty heft spring tension. As for the second question, why is the lower shaft on my headstock getting hot, or warmer than I think it should be, when coupled to the jointer? The jointer has new bearings and everything moves freely and the headstock is freshly rebuilt. I checked the alignment of the headstock shaft and the jointer shaft and they were off just a little but but even after leveling them I still noticed some heat (warm to the touch) from the headstock side. Since I am new to all of this I want to know if this is normal or if I need to look into something. I just had a thought while typing this...could the gilmer belt be too tight and thus be the culprit of the "heat" I am noticing? Here are some before and after pics as well...Enjoy.
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Jake

Spokane, WA
Shopsmith Mark V S/N: 354008 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
Magna Bandsaw S/N: 31575 Born: 1956/Restored 2016
Magna Jointer S/N: 67527 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
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does anyone have a parts manual for Magna Jointer?
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=2692

Does this help? The only spring I see is for the cutter guard.

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Mike907 wrote:
does anyone have a parts manual for Magna Jointer?
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=2692

Does this help? The only spring I see is for the cutter guard.

Mike
That is the same one I used to put it back together and after looking at the rest of the manual it got me wondering if there was a change between '53 and '56. Mine does not have the drive pulley they show in their diagram so I though maybe there was something else out there.

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Jake

Spokane, WA
Shopsmith Mark V S/N: 354008 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
Magna Bandsaw S/N: 31575 Born: 1956/Restored 2016
Magna Jointer S/N: 67527 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
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greasemonkey2275 wrote:
Mike907 wrote:
does anyone have a parts manual for Magna Jointer?
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=2692

Does this help? The only spring I see is for the cutter guard.

Mike
That is the same one I used to put it back together and after looking at the rest of the manual it got me wondering if there was a change between '53 and '56. Mine does not have the drive pulley they show in their diagram so I though maybe there was something else out there.

Jake
That manual is for a 4E model that preceded your greenie model. It was made for use on a model 10E/ER and has a different mount as well as the pulley. Otherwise it is essentially the same.

How about a pix of the 'mystery' spring. There are two springs on the stud that retains the sliding(infeed) table.
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JPG wrote:How about a pix of the 'mystery' spring.
Here are the pics.
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Jake

Spokane, WA
Shopsmith Mark V S/N: 354008 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
Magna Bandsaw S/N: 31575 Born: 1956/Restored 2016
Magna Jointer S/N: 67527 Born: 1958/Restored: 2015
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