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After breaking the 3/4 inch pipe on 3 of my pipe clamps, I started looking for better heavy duty clamps. I remember using Jorgensen I Beam bar clamps in High School shops and found they are still available thru several sources including www.clamps.com . They are not that much more expensive than pip...

Dusty, This is where Fedex has the USPS handle the delivery (the last leg of transit). From the FEDEX website: "Why FedEx SmartPost? When you need to ship low-weight packages to residential customers, consider efficient, economical FedEx SmartPost shipping service. By utilizing the U.S. Postal ...

This really sounds like the bearing on the end of the cam follower is bad. I have the same issue with mine and have not had time to tear it down and get part numbers for a replacement bearing.

That sounds like the wedges are getting worn and no longer flat. Replacements are about $9 each from Shopsmith (at least they were before the price increases), but Bill Mayo talks about filing them flat again on one of his posts.

I ran into the same issues when making a baby crib from Sassafras which shows the same toxicity as the Yew family.

If you need the nylon gear for the tube on your Mark VII check out this auction on EBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shopsmith-mark-VII-mark-7-nylon-transversing-teeth-gearing-PACK-OF-6-/270957591392?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1654bb60

Finally had a little time today. It's raining, and that's always a good excuse for shop time. Here's what I'm finding in my "new" Mark VII. Took a nylon brush and my air hose and cleaned the inside of the headstock/motor pan. There really wasn't that much sawdust inside the unit. I don't ...

Finally had a little time today. It's raining, and that's always a good excuse for shop time. Here's what I'm finding in my "new" Mark VII. Took a nylon brush and my air hose and cleaned the inside of the headstock/motor pan. There really wasn't that much sawdust inside the unit. I don't ...

Removing the rubble is part of the plan. The smaller room is ~ 20 x 6 and not too bad, could be emptied with a couple of weeks of work. The other room is ~20 x 20. Not all usable as there is a 6" soil pipe running through it at chest height. Access is from the small room via a 'window'. Reason...

Based on a couple of threads on SSUG, 408551 was probably one of the later models, possibly late 1965 or 1966. Supposedly numbering started at 400000 when they were released in 1963 as JPG pointed out in his earlier post, and Magna American ceased manufacturing in 1966.