Informaation about Shopsmith Mark VII

Ol Max · Post by **Ol Max** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:05 pm

I bought a Shopsmith on auction and not realizing that a Mark VII is not considered a real Shopsmith. It is somewhat incomplete, mainly the variable drive system. I understand from some searching that any repairs are hard to find. I need suggestions as to how to proceed. Will any Shopsmith parts for variable speed work on the Mark VII?

buck50bmg · Post by **buck50bmg** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:28 pm

Take a look here:

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=3504&highlight=mark+vii

buck50bmg · Post by **buck50bmg** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:31 pm

If I remember correctly, a Mk V headstock will not fit on a Mk VII.

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:05 pm

If you remove the plastic rack on the front way tube, the Mark V headstock will fit. The Mark VII way tubes are the same size as the Mark V 1.75" OD.

buck50bmg wrote:If I remember correctly, a Mk V headstock will not fit on a Mk VII.

tryinhard · Post by **tryinhard** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:49 am

Though I don't own one, from all I have seen on the forums, the Mark VII is just as much a "real Shopsmith" as the 10ERs, the Brownies and the Greenies. While there are some things that need to be resolved to make yours run well, I believe I have seen a lot of discussion about how to fix and repair them enough to get one working. Just M2CW.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:50 pm

Ol Max wrote:I bought a Shopsmith on auction and not realizing that a Mark VII is not considered a real Shopsmith. It is somewhat incomplete, mainly the variable drive system. I understand from some searching that any repairs are hard to find. I need suggestions as to how to proceed. Will any Shopsmith parts for variable speed work on the Mark VII?

Real is in the eyes of the beholder! Since there have been several different corporate entities building shopsmith products over the past half century (+) I do not think that only the 'current' producer makes 'real' ones!

coyote · Post by **coyote** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:01 am

Ol Max wrote:I bought a Shopsmith on auction and not realizing that a Mark VII is not considered a real Shopsmith. It is somewhat incomplete, mainly the variable drive system. I understand from some searching that any repairs are hard to find. I need suggestions as to how to proceed. Will any Shopsmith parts for variable speed work on the Mark VII?

Looking for a manual to a Mark VII any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

hdoilcan · Post by **hdoilcan** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:27 am

JPG40504 wrote:Real is in the eyes of the beholder! Since there have been several different corporate entities building shopsmith products over the past half century (+) I do not think that only the 'current' producer makes 'real' ones!

This is how I see it.

chucks · Post by **chucks** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:20 am

coyote wrote:Looking for a manual to a Mark VII any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Check this thread....http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthr ... vii+manual

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