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I have no idea what I got into. I typed the serial number in and it’s “not found” ! What is this “fence” thing?

The serial number indicates it was manufactured in 1994, and I believe week 05 but I could be wrong on that last part.

The fence is for the Jointer which is hopefully amongst the goodies you received with your ShopSmith

I would say the SS9405 indicates an early SS Inc. product made prior to the switch to date 'serial numbering'.

Note the crinkle paint.

I do have the jointer along with a jigsaw, lathe attachments, assorted saws included dado, table and a little table, a couple different chucks, 1 coupler, a little wooden mallet and a long Allen wrench. What does the attachment for the shaper/router look like and what length jigsaw blade does it take?

Jigsaw = 5" (Pinless) IIRC? Pins are easily removed from coping saw blades.

Shaper router cutters are attached to the quill shaft.

youngstev,

Welcome to the Shopsmith Forum.

Thank you for adding the pictures. They are a great help in describing things. Shopsmith Mark 5 serial number SS 9405 would have likely been made in 1975. There are no records from that time period, so it is an estimate I have made. Hopefully included in the items you received are the Owner's Manuals for the different tools.

You asked,

What does the attachment for the shaper/router look like and what length jigsaw blade does it take?

JPG answered about the Jig Saw Blades. As for the Shaper/Router Attachment if you mean the fence there is a picture of that below. It is the one for the original Table System but also fits on the Model 10E and 10ER shown mounted in the picture.

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If you are referring to the Shaper Cutters and Router Bits themselves, they use an arbor/spindle for the Shaper Cutters and a Chuck for the Router Bits.

Thanks for the detailed reply. I did get 2 books with my SS. I think one is a copy of the original. But they seem to only be the self learn books. I haven’t really spent much time looking through it yet.

The Owner's Manual cover for your Mark 5 should look very similar to the 1973 cover shown below.

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The Self Study Guide has 10 chapters.

Another common book found with the Shopsmith Tools is titled "Power Tool Woodworking for Everyone" by R. J. DeCristoforo. It goes further in-depth on using the Mark 5/V than the manual but the first edition from 1953 features the Model 10E/ER instead of the Mark 5/V.

Where can I download a pdf of an owners manual for my ss?
Also how can I tell if I have 510 or 520 or whatnot?