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What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:29 pm
by douginsutton
I bought at an auction a Shopsmith and Shopsmith dust collector (which I have wanted for a long time) I have read the article on serial numbers but can't find mine it says on the Label
Mark V
Model 555160
Serial 102489
Please help
Thanks
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:44 pm
by charlese
Congratulations on your purchase!
Go to the wide red line at the top of this page and click on "SUPPORT". In the drop down menu, you will find "Serial numbers". If I'm correct, that will take you to the year 1981.
From there you can click on the blue text at the bottom of that page and find out more about your machine.
That'll hold you until others wirh more knowledge chime in/
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:51 pm
by dusty
Your serial number appears to be a date code. October 24 1989. You probably have a Mark V Model 510. A couple pictures posted here would help confirm that.
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:54 pm
by JPG
A pix would help.
The tables tell the tale.
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:49 pm
by douginsutton
Thank you all for your help I phoned Shopsmith USA and they said it was made October 24, 1989. Dusty you were right but they also told me I have the the 520 upgrade package. Great deal at the auction for $250.00 and it works. I am going to check it over first before I get into using it. Thanks everyone for the replies
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:15 pm
by JPG
Where might 'Sutton' be? Quebec?
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:42 pm
by dusty
douginsutton wrote:Thank you all for your help I phoned Shopsmith USA and they said it was made October 24, 1989. Dusty you were right but they also told me I have the the 520 upgrade package. Great deal at the auction for $250.00 and it works. I am going to check it over first before I get into using it. Thanks everyone for the replies
Yes, you made one very fine deal there. The cost to upgrade from the 510 that it originally was to the 520 that it is today is considerably more than $250. Congratulations.
Now all you have to do to be really set is clean, lubricate and align.
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 5:36 am
by douginsutton
Sutton is in Ontario North of Toronto on the lower part of Lake Simcoe
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 5:37 am
by douginsutton
Yes it will need clean,lubricating and alignment but I think well worth it when done
Re: What Shopsmith did I buy
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:44 am
by JPG
douginsutton wrote:Yes it will need clean,lubricating and alignment but I think well worth it when done
No one here will disagree with that!!!!
Since the Serial Number was a date code and I assume more than one has that date code, I am curious how the mother ship knew that yours had been upgraded from a 510 to a 520? Do you have the 'left over' 510 parts(rails/fence)?