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I have inherited a Mark V that has been in-used for about 10 years. anyone in the Southern California area know who has the capacity to overhaul and tune this machine for use?
Much appreciated - RT
Socalarch@hotmail.com

RTL wrote:I have inherited a Mark V that has been in-used for about 10 years. anyone in the Southern California area know who has the capacity to overhaul and tune this machine for use?
Much appreciated - RT
Socalarch@hotmail.com

I had Battle's Hardware in Whittier CA do a belt replacement, fix my speed control and install the 2 bearings for the quill shaft. They did while I waited in about 2 hours or so. I don't remember how I found them, but because I could drive there in 3 hours, it worked for me.
Danny

Actually, YOU have that ability. The Shopsmith was designed for user maintenance, and you have all the resources you need in the product manuals plus these forums. Or, you can use a local resource like Danny suggests, or even pack up the thing and send it back to Shopsmith in Dayton OH for reconditioning.

But I recommend trying it yourself first. There aren't many things on a Shopsmith that can't be fixed by the end user, except maybe rewinding a motor.

Try it your self that way if some thing isnt going the way you think ,, you may be able to fix it .


JMO




The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

Henry Ford

Hobbyman2

RTL - I'll second what others are saying. With a few common tools and one really simple home-made jig for the floating sheave spring, you can tear down and inspect the headstock yourself.

I bought my first Model 510 in December of last year, and within a few days of buying it I was watching the final few "Sawdust Sessions" on the ShopSmith academy site where Nick shows you how to tear down, clean, inspect, lube, and reassemble the entire headstock.

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/Sawdust_Sessions.htm

Those video tutorials, along with a little help from guys on this forum, and I had my headstock running very smoothly after the first weekend.

Now, I've caught the bug and I bought a 520 this past weekend - planning on tearing it's headstock down for a cleaning (although it's very clean in there already) and inspection this coming weekend. Assuming no issues are found, this process my second time around will hopefully take about 2 hours.

I agree with all said, but it a self confidence level also, about how mechanically inclined one is, with past things, time versus convenience/ambition ect.
When I did my first one a greenie, I had all the help here and the MS and time and ambition, less ambition now.