Figuring out Headstock Year
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billa98019
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Figuring out Headstock Year
My serial number is 50102. Can anyone help me figure out what year it is?
seems to be late 1979 per this table:
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/serialnumber.htm
I found the table by going to Search above and asking about "serial number".
I find the Search to be a really useful tool.
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/serialnumber.htm
I found the table by going to Search above and asking about "serial number".
I find the Search to be a really useful tool.
Peter
a 510,a Mini, dedicated SS drillpress, SS spt's, home made SS belt grinder, SS piston air system, Southbend 10k lathe, mill/drill, Taig
a 510,a Mini, dedicated SS drillpress, SS spt's, home made SS belt grinder, SS piston air system, Southbend 10k lathe, mill/drill, Taig
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dusty
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Take a look here. Spend some time browsing. There is a wealth of info in this section. The chart here leads me to agree December 1979 is your birth date.
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Dusty
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Dusty
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IF it has the old style on/off switch.
SS 500(09/1980), DC3300, jointer, bandsaw, belt sander, Strip Sander, drum sanders,molder, dado, biscuit joiner, universal lathe tool rest, Oneway talon chuck, router bits & chucks and a De Walt 735 planer,a #5,#6, block planes. ALL in a 100 square foot shop.
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JPG
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Gotta say Jan 1980 and it definitely is a 'B' headstock with gray paint and a 'old style' toggle switch. 
The 'C' headstock was created in 1991 to include the newer safety switch and the sn were converted to a date code years earlier.
If it is green, we gotta go back and start over!:eek:
The 'C' headstock was created in 1991 to include the newer safety switch and the sn were converted to a date code years earlier.
If it is green, we gotta go back and start over!:eek:
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange