Flexible Shaft

ulpilotrmh · Post by **ulpilotrmh** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:49 am

Years ago I owned a Mark 5 and I had a flexible shaft grinding/sanding tool that attached to the chuck fitted to the headstock. Is this a Shopsmith part, and is it still available?

Russ Hauser
Tavares, FL

reible · Post by **reible** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:23 am

Hi and welcome to the group!

As far as the flexible shaft goes yes shopsmith did sell them but they are no longer a product. I have seen them come up on ebay from time to time so that might be your best bet.

Ed

foxtrapper · Post by **foxtrapper** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:27 am

No longer available.

So you get to adapt something else to the shopsmith. Which really isn't hard to do with the drill chuck.

Lee Valley has an interesting one complete with built in vacuum.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... at=51&ap=1

ulpilotrmh · Post by **ulpilotrmh** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:19 pm

Thanks guys, I found what I need on eBay.

http://tinyurl.com/yfwxm8u

Russ

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:25 pm

ulpilotrmh wrote:Thanks guys, I found what I need on eBay.

http://tinyurl.com/yfwxm8u

Russ

Hi Russ!,

Welcome to these forums. I hope you hang around...from your first post, am I to understand that you no longer own a Mark V? If knot, what are interested in the flexible drive for?