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Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:11 pm
by GetterDone
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:39 pm
by JPG
whoo boy! It needs a lot of tlc. That said, it is not a lost cause.
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 6:08 am
by GetterDone
JPG wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:39 pm
whoo boy! It needs a lot of tlc. That said, it is not a lost cause.
If it wasn't so close to home, I probably wouldn't consider this one.
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:32 pm
by chapmanruss
Who said it is a 1955 Mark 5? The Belt Cover and Main Table are not from a 1955 Mark 5. A 1955 Belt Cover would have 8 or 6 holes for screws to hold the cover on the Headstock casting and motor pan. A 1955 Main Table would not have the extra Saw Blade Slot. That was a feature added to the Mark 5 after the introduction of the Mark 2. It is a "B" Headstock which came out in October 1955 and continued until replaced by the "C" Headstock in 1991.
As JPG said,
whoo boy! It needs a lot of tlc. That said, it is not a lost cause.
I agree with him.
Time for more rust remover.
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:32 pm
by GetterDone
chapmanruss wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:32 pm
Who said it is a 1955 Mark 5? The Belt Cover and Main Table are not from a 1955 Mark 5. A 1955 Belt Cover would have 8 or 6 holes for screws to hold the cover on the Headstock casting and motor pan. A 1955 Main Table would not have the extra Saw Blade Slot. That was a feature added to the Mark 5 after the introduction of the Mark 2. It is a "B" Headstock which came out in October 1955 and continued until replaced by the "C" Headstock in 1991.
As JPG said,
whoo boy! It needs a lot of tlc. That said, it is not a lost cause.
I agree with him.
Time for more rust remover.
Thanks for the info Russ.
That's what the owner thought it was.
That's kind of why I posted here before I mess up.
The serial number I was told is SS30399.
So this is all the pictures I have.
Do I need to ask more Questions?
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:45 pm
by JPG
Re serial number - SS??? No way that is original for that machine.
Caveat Emptor - Keep it cheap!
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:49 pm
by GetterDone
JPG wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:45 pm
Re serial number - SS??? No way that is original for that machine.
Caveat Emptor - Keep it cheap!
I may bail out on this one.
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:59 pm
by JPG
Not like you had an absolute dire need for it.
Although if thee bails, it may end up in the dump!
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:02 pm
by chapmanruss
Serial Number SS 30399 would be from February 1979. Any Serial Number with the prefix SS would be from Shopsmith Inc. beginning in 1973. As I understand it, all Mark 5 and SPT Serial Numbers restarted at 1001 with the SS prefix when Shopsmith Inc. formed in 1973 and restarted selling them.
It was the beginning of 1980 that the extra Table Slot was discontinued.
Re: Going to (Look) at a 1955 SS
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:08 pm
by GetterDone
JPG wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:59 pm
Not like you had an absolute dire need for it.
Although if thee bails, it may end up in the dump!
Yeah
It's been for sale for a while.
