Re: I think I will stick with my Mark 7
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 11:02 am
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I don't agree with you, but that is okay. Rarely has my viewpoint been shared by others here. Diverse opinions are of great value to society IMHO. I stated my opinion and that is all. My question still stands though - what benefit does the Frankensmith's shown in this thread have? I understand when someone makes an extra long Mark V, e.g. to turn porch columns or any other long turning. However, I really don't see the point of the machines shown in this thread. So far, no one has answered this question on this thread.
Dual Shopsmith Mark V 510 (Shop-Franken-Smith)
I have used Shopsmith tools for 40 years. I have rebuilt over 25 units in the last 7 years. I built this Shopsmith out of two Mark V 510’s Nov. of 2019 to maximize function in one space. Now I’m moving on to different adventure, but still have 2 other Shopsmiths and all the SPTs for continued use. This DUAL unit has been gone through again to prepare for this sale. It is fully serviced with all excellent bearings and belts. I replace the left quill single bearing and both the right quill double bearings. The left end can be used for under-table functions as routing, shaping, sanding, sawing and running SPT such as the Bandsaw, Jointer, Strip Sander, etc. The left can also be used as a saw (see 2 photos) when the Drill Press is in use. It also works for Lathe bowl work. The right end is the main saw, horizontal boring, sanding and Drill Press. It, in combination with the tailstock, is also a lathe. Both sets of way tubes are cut to 46”. This does reduce the lathe length to 26 inches. This baby weighs around 375 lbs. compared to 260 lbs., plus the accessories. The left end can be removed for transport, as well as the legs, of course. Yes, it will fit in a SUV with 60” of room.
If you mount a shaper cutter upside down on the shaper spindle, that changes it from a right-hand cutter to a left-hand cutter. Hence "reversable". Not so easy to do with a router bit!
Russ,chapmanruss wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:54 pm WOW, what a lively discussion. Much more than I expected in a day. This is not something I would be interested in having for a Shopsmith, but I found it interesting that it was made. To me the limitations outweigh the advantages.
For anyone who is interested and may not have seen it, the following is the text from the ad.
Dual Shopsmith Mark V 510 (Shop-Franken-Smith)
I have used Shopsmith tools for 40 years. I have rebuilt over 25 units in the last 7 years. I built this Shopsmith out of two Mark V 510’s Nov. of 2019 to maximize function in one space. Now I’m moving on to different adventure, but still have 2 other Shopsmiths and all the SPTs for continued use. This DUAL unit has been gone through again to prepare for this sale. It is fully serviced with all excellent bearings and belts. I replace the left quill single bearing and both the right quill double bearings. The left end can be used for under-table functions as routing, shaping, sanding, sawing and running SPT such as the Bandsaw, Jointer, Strip Sander, etc. The left can also be used as a saw (see 2 photos) when the Drill Press is in use. It also works for Lathe bowl work. The right end is the main saw, horizontal boring, sanding and Drill Press. It, in combination with the tailstock, is also a lathe. Both sets of way tubes are cut to 46”. This does reduce the lathe length to 26 inches. This baby weighs around 375 lbs. compared to 260 lbs., plus the accessories. The left end can be removed for transport, as well as the legs, of course. Yes, it will fit in a SUV with 60” of room.
Thanks Russ. Yeah, I was just wondering if there was a special use case or something I was missing here. Don't get me wrong...I am not trying to "knock" the original owner that created it. I just don't see how they are that useful, but then maybe I am not using my Mark V for the same operations as the owner of this Frankensmith. It just doesn't seem like a very practical setup to me. Appreciate the discussion...chapmanruss wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:59 pm RF Guy,
My guess is he did it because he could. Why
I will still stick with my separate Mark 7, which can do under table operations better, my Mark V and my others.
I agreeIt just doesn't seem like a very practical setup to me.
Me too. But... While this specific implementation would not be useful to me it has some interesting ideas. I'm a fan of the 'mini' over a Power Station. Expanding that with some of the ideas represented here, I can see a mini with dedicated DP or a mini with dedicated Mark-mounted OAR. I like either. Basically a smaller and simplified version of this, leveraging the modified Headrest shown.chapmanruss wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:34 pm RFGuy,
You said
I agreeIt just doesn't seem like a very practical setup to me.