I am looking for the "right deal" to buy another Mark V
I want to make a mini so I can put a bandsaw and a belt sander on it.
I have a shot of 2 of Bill Mayo's shorten SS
while I don't plan to use a saw or a disk sander or a table with this new "mini" it certainly looks like if I was to build a mini, a carriage wouldn't not get in the way of the quill extending out to meet the belt sander (on the right side).
With a carriage on the MINI, you do not have room for the coupler to power any SPT on the left (accessory) side. I found the shortest with a carriage was around 30" way tubes. To use the belt sander on the quill side with the carriage, the SHORTY (34" way tubes) was the shortest where I could use other SPTs on the accessory side. Good luck with whatever you decide to use.
Bill Mayo bill.mayo@verizon.net
Shopsmith owner since 73. Sell, repair and rebuild Shopsmith, Total Shop & Wood Master headstocks, SPTs, attachments, accessories and parts. US Navy 1955-1975 (FTCS/E-8)
