Mark V caster upgrade
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:51 pm
I recently did the caster upgrade on my
Mark V Shopsmith. First I did not get the
Template in the package so I found the specs
online. Using a large paint stick and drilled
the holes in it. Not one to follow instructions
I found the idea of turning the machine upside
down to be a bad idea, instead I put a sawhorse
under the lower tubes and removed the old casters
and redrilled new holes using the paint stick jig
and then reinstalled new casters. I pushed the headstock
To the opposite end that I was working on so
it was a 1 man job. Included instructions
aren't always the best way to do something.
There's a saying "Mamma says work smarter not harder".
Mark V Shopsmith. First I did not get the
Template in the package so I found the specs
online. Using a large paint stick and drilled
the holes in it. Not one to follow instructions
I found the idea of turning the machine upside
down to be a bad idea, instead I put a sawhorse
under the lower tubes and removed the old casters
and redrilled new holes using the paint stick jig
and then reinstalled new casters. I pushed the headstock
To the opposite end that I was working on so
it was a 1 man job. Included instructions
aren't always the best way to do something.
There's a saying "Mamma says work smarter not harder".
