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Mark V Spindle Knob

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:59 pm
by cglace
I recently acquired a Mark V from my father. However, the spindle knob[1] is missing from the Quill Assembly. From what I can gather you cannot purchase just the knob from the shopsmith website. Is anyone aware of another way of obtaining a replacement?


[1] https://www.shopsmith.com/service/heads ... s_list.htm Ref. 65

Re: Mark V Spindle Knob

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:46 pm
by benmcn
eBay has a lot of used Shopsmith parts including rebuilt quills. I saw one listed today for around $50 plus free shipping that you could use to replace your quill, or if you want salvage the spindle knob from. I am aware of a two individuals that offer Headstock repairs (Google Jacob Anderson or Alex Smith). They might have a spindle knob from an old single bearing quill assembly if one of their customers upgraded to the double bearing quill.

Re: Mark V Spindle Knob

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:42 pm
by JPG
PM me your snail Mail address and I will send you one.

Re: Mark V Spindle Knob

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:32 pm
by cglace
I sent you a PM.

Re: Mark V Spindle Knob

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:49 pm
by JPG
cglace wrote:I sent you a PM.
I replied - did you get it?

adapting old style quill knob to new style

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:53 pm
by JPG
We have been communicating by PM since the previous post.

When I first requested address I did not think about which version quill he had. As it turned out, I had old knob and he had new quill(old = single bearing/new = two bearing ).

So in the mean time I have determined a way to accommodate the difference.

I apologize, I did not keep left/right == old/new knob.

First what do they look like:
knurled collar same.jpg
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The knurled part is the same size, but the length and inner od varies.
od.jpg
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length.jpg
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So to fix length add some 'washers'.
spacers.jpg
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Two are 'standard' bushing hardware washers and are 0.070" thick. One is 'special' and is 0.030" thick(a machine bushing washer).*
length fixed.jpg
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Now about the od add a 1 x 1/8 o ring(stretched greatly)
od fixed.jpg
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Finally what about shaft protrusion.
shaft length.jpg
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So why all the activity?

The purpose of the two knobs varies.

The old serves to minimize in/out play of the quill shaft.

The new serves to provide proper shaft protrusion.

The new shaft is captive so in/out play in not relevant.

Both however help prevent dust getting to the bearing.

The old quill bearing is 35 mm. The new bearing is 40 mm.

i.e. the quill bore differs so the 'inner od' of the collars is different.

None of the fixes are exact, but are IMO close enough. Low cost parts were used.

The shaft protrusion was 1.200"(new) and 1.210"(old).

So CGLACE, they will be in the mail by Friday!




* source Grainger