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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?

Take a look here:

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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