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For any of you with a vintage Mark 5 that needs a replacement handle from
ShopSmith, you'll find that the plastic part on the new one is different from the old red vintage version

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Since my 1955 Greenie Mark 5 didn't come with one of the two handles, I purchased one of the replacements.

I want to replace the black plastic handle by recreating the vintage style larger diameter red one. I thought that making a casting of the old handle is the way to go. My problem is ......I never made a casting before.

Before I blindly go out on the internet and start searching around for info on how to do it, I wanted to post this thread assuming that someone in this forum might already have some experience in this area and if so, I'd like to hear your suggestions on how I should proceed.

I think THIS is going to be a very interesting thread or a bust. Hope the former!:) I got three 'new' uns I would like to resemble old uns.

I think the best way to make a cast for this type of project would be to use a very hard or dense wood or even a metal cast. I think the metal would be best but I also think the wood may be the easiest to do. That is if you are good at wood carving anyway.

but then this make more since and could be easier even still.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUre5qPhKI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkzWvHRdZ0&feature=related

you might be able to make a casting of the threaded inside of the handle and then make a a mold of the handle around the casting of the threaded part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1Nij-elyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9pIZXy_ ... re=related

Shop_Smith_Poppi wrote:you might be able to make a casting of the threaded inside of the handle and then make a a mold of the handle around the casting of the threaded part.

WELL! You have indeed made this thread VERY interesting. Any body know what the non-threaded end(inside the handle) looks like?

It could also be done by making a blank and then drill and tap. But I was wondering if you could not just insert the handle into the mold and make the plastic piece around that as well.

JPG40504 wrote:WELL! You have indeed made this thread VERY interesting. Any body know what the non-threaded end(inside the handle) looks like?

that is a good point it might not be threaded maybe you could try and screw yours off JPG?

Shop_Smith_Poppi wrote:that is a good point it might not be threaded maybe you could try and screw yours off JPG?

Been there done that(on a new one which I do NOT like! It is NOT threaded. It will rotate on the shank(if torqued enough). I asked the previous question in case SOMEONE has broken one off the shank.