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I just bought, I hope for a good price, what I believe is a Mark V. The headstock has #351046 on the plate. The belt will turn the motor, kinda, if speed is adjusted right though it is VERY loose, like 2-3 inches loose. The motor doesn't have a sheave, it has a 2 piece pulley. !st 1/2 slides on motor output shaft & tightens with an allen. 2nd 1/2 threads on 1st 1/2, then it tightens with an allen. Motor output shaft is 2" long, is .680 diameter with a keyway full length of .180. There is no keyway or groove on end of shaft to hold any retainer. What have I bought, or need to buy? Thanks. Chuck

Welcome to the forum. Posting some pictures would be very beneficial in helping the members help you. This is not completely intuitive, so here is a thread that will help: https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/comm ... 19246.html This thread is always near the top under Community.

Your serial number would be consistent with a 1950's Mark 5, aka Greenie, I believe. Your motor description, however, would not be consistent with any Mark 5/V. All Mark 5/V's originally have motors with two sheaves, forming a pulley, but the outer sheave is under spring tension to tension the lower belt and adjust for speed. So the shaft should always have a groove near the end for a retainer (snap ring) and is about 4" long.

The good news is that parts and expertise are readily available. The folks on this forum can help you with anything Shopsmith.

- David

Thank you. I'll look into the pics and hope my geezer grasp of things allows it to work. I was kinda thinking a previous owner might have put a different motor on and lashed it together wrong just to sell. I'll get back. Thanks again. Chuck

I believe you have a non-shopsmith motor and pulley. The shaft dimensions do not match. Fortunately ss motor and pulley etc. are often on e-bay.

Thanks. The hunt begins.

The original motor for your headstock would have been 3/4 HP, you can confirm that on the plate where you found the Serial Number. The later versions have 1-1/8 HP motors. You can use either one in your Mark 5. Both are often available on eBay as JPG said, and not surprisingly the 1-1/8 HP typically commands a higher price. Opinions will vary but my preference is the 1-1/8, especially if you intend to use the table saw with the now typical 10" blade. The 3/4 will, however, get the job done.

Also when you are looking note that there are SS motors that do not go in the Mark 5/V. The descriptions normally tell you what they are for.

- David

I see that there are other motors and set-ups. Just before buying this SS I bought a, I believe, 10ER. It's belt driven with 3 pulleys to change speed. Then I found something that I thought I could easily change speed on and figured to sell the 1st. Maybe if I just buy 3 or 4 more machines, a bigger shop, and......

..and don't tell my wife. She's already tsk, tsking, and doesn't even know yet about the motor fiasco. It's already hard enough to get her to hand over my allowance.

ChuckInIdaho wrote:..and don't tell my wife. She's already tsk, tsking, and doesn't even know yet about the motor fiasco. It's already hard enough to get her to hand over my allowance.

Tell her you need this equipment to build her a SHOE rack for her closet.

RPD, It sounds like you might have been down this road before. Thanks for the expertise.