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We have been meeting monthly on the third Saturday of each month. The Shopsmith Celebration of Woodworking in Dayton, Ohio is on that day in May. Since I will be attending it, there will be no meeting in May. The next meeting is June 15th in my workshop in Bellevue at 1 PM. To participate and get th...

They are literally dying from old age. This forum is used primarily by old folks now that don't want to change. Even though I am 72, I rarely look at this forum anymore. Statistically over 75% of people in all age groups are using Facebook Groups and Youtube primarily now. That is where I go. Accord...

From What I can tell looking at the serial number page on Shopsmith website there were just over 225,000 Shopsmith Mark V 500 machines manufactured from 1971 thru 1987 when that model was no longer available for sale.

I am looking for the following information: The year the 500 was no longer available to purchase from Shopsmith. The year the 510 was no longer available to purchase from Shopsmith. Could have been many years after the next model was introduced. I know that the 510 was introduced in 1987 and the 520...

The second meeting of the Omaha Shopsmith Users Group will be on Saturday, December 16th in Bellevue. There are 12 members in our group. We will finish the first lesson from the 10 lesson course that every owner receives when purchasing a new Shopsmith Mark machine. . Members of the group can bring ...

Our first meeting of the Omaha Shopsmith Users Group went well. We completed the first 5 assignments of Lesson 1 in the Self Study Course for The Shopsmith Mark V Home Workshop System using my Mark V model 520. The assignments were 1. Check and Align Your Saw 2. How to Rip Lumber. 3. How to Crosscut...

I am excited that we have ten members now and our first meeting 4 days ago was terrific! Of all the US based Shopsmith Users Groups (to my knowledge) we are currently the only one that has regular meetings face to face using the equipment. Our current membership has people with various levels of exp...

On complete units, Amazon gives you the option for $250 additional to get a full 4 year warranty on everything that comes with your unit. That is parts, labor, and return shipping for repairs. That is significantly better than the Shopsmith warranty. Also, depending on your credit score you can fina...

I have owned and used Shopsmith equipment for 40 years. I am ready to start leading monthly meetings here in Bellevue, Nebraska for Shopsmith users. Anyone in the Omaha area is welcome to attend. First one will be Saturday, November 18th at 1PM and thereafter on the 3rd Saturday of each month. E-mai...

The table pushed all the way back is also useful if do ripping operations. You can rip wider pieces.