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Hello. I just picked up an '84 Mk V in virtually unused condition. I have this part and can't find any place it would fit if it is actually a SS part at all. About 2" long and 1" diameter.

It is a little hard to say and photos from other angles may help.
To me looks like the cap cover for the unused end of the belt sander axle
Just my guess.

Thanks. The stepped end as seen is open and the smaller end is closed. I got the bandsaw,jigsaw,and jointer,with the basic set-up (tablesaw,lathe,sanding disc) and a lot of bits, cutters, blades, manuals, tools, SS magazines, and what-not, but not the belt sander. Free. The woman was moving into a condo and this belonged to her step father who apparently bought the store and used the saw maybe once. I know there are a few items missing , like the miter slide, the table saw fence and a couple of other things and there may well ( should) be another box that has not been unpacked as of yet. I am a professional woodworker ( 40 years) and I plan on trading this machine to a friend as it is basically redundant in my shop. BTW, I live over in South Salem, NY.
Bill ( http://www.kitchawanwoodcraft.com )

It looks like the cap that covers the auxiliary shaft on my 6" x 48" belt sander. I zoomed the photo before copying, so it is a little fuzzy.

Here is a little clearer image of mine in place on my belt sander.
BTW don't keep the machine too long, they have a tenancy to grow on you pretty soon you end up with 5 of them like I have....

Ed

Yep! shaft cover for belt sander!

OK. That certainly looks the part. This is encouraging because once this woman gets her stuff unpacked and she finds the box of missing pieces the sander may also be included. Wow. I can't imagine what her step-father must have spent. I honestly appreciate this machine and it's capabilities, but it's really unnecessary in my 600 square foot shop :I just don't have the space for it. My friend, on the other hand, could really use it for all of it's virtues. As he has not even seen it yet, I may consider hanging on to the sander and/or the jig saw as a stand-alone machine. He has a '65 Lambretta I'd like to add to my collection.
Five Shopsmiths ??? I have three bandsaws : 10" Walker Turner-1930's, 14" Rockwell-1950's, 36" American-1890's . Two lathes : Delta midi and a '60's Powermatic 90 converted to 220v/2hp slowed through a jack shaft ( the SS's lowest speed is too fast for large rough blanks) and modified for outboard use.
Thank you all,
Bill

I might as well finish the list : 1950's 12" Delta disc sander , '50's Delta drill press, 50's 6" Powermatic jointer, 12" Parks planer, Delta left-tilt Unisaw, and the usual assortment of smaller power tools, etc.. The more I think about it, the belt sander as a stand-alone tool sounds pretty handy....
Thanks again,
Bill

kitchwood wrote:I might as well finish the list : 1950's 12" Delta disc sander , '50's Delta drill press, 50's 6" Powermatic jointer, 12" Parks planer, Delta left-tilt Unisaw, and the usual assortment of smaller power tools, etc. The more I think about it, the belt sander as a stand-alone tool sounds pretty handy....
Thanks again,
Bill

I've been steadily acquiring stand-alone machines, and will be also using a Shopsmith 10ER as a dedicated wall-mounted drill press. In some cases these additional machines are to increase workpiece capacity, but they are mostly in the interest of minimizing setups. But I definitely won't be parting with my Mark V.

Do you have a horizontal boring machine? I wouldn't be without one, and the Mark V makes a dandy one.

My Mark V will normally be set up as a sanding station. 12" disc sander, belt sander, 1" strip sander, and drum sander, all mounted up and ready to use, with a variable-speed drive. Does your Delta disc sander have a big tilting table, fence, and miter gauge? The fence is key to using the conical disc sander, which can come in mighty handy at times. If floor space is tight, you can cut down the tubes and shorten up a Mark V quite a bit, especially if you don't need the lathe or table-saw functions.

Another nice thing about a Mark V is it's amazing configurability. With a little creativity, you can adapt it for all manner of unusual processes. A while back, someone posted a project where he had used his as a giant jig -- the headstock was not even used.

I totally understand and I would not sell the Mark V short, but I really do not have the space. The horizontal boring mode would have been great at certain times but with a very small amount of work I could adapt my drill press which, by the way, was converted to a metal lathe by the shop at Annapolis when I got it. It was laid on it's back on a-frames with an 8' tube: sort of a reverse SS. I pretty much gave up the cabinets and furniture two years ago and just turn. I don't think I have even turned on my table saw a dozen times since then. as I said, if the belt sander shows up I will probably hang on to that.
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