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Thanks for the quick response! I'll check that out.

I disassembled my Mark V Model 500 months ago and is now almost all repaired and together. I seem to have this part left over and can't remember where it belongs. Can someone help?

I have a similar problem and I believe I have an older 505681 Jointer. The threads in the quadrant which appear to be a steel helicoil inserted in the aluminum casting were apparantly stripped by the earlier owner. I ordered a replacment quadrant (PN 502651) from SS, but it doesn't match the origina...

Amazingly I received a response this afternoon from
Jim McCann

Engineering/Quality/Maintenance/Customer Repair

He wants pictures, which I will furnish and we'll see if I have any luck now.

The quadrant for my Shopsmith Magna jointer fence and the stud, spring and cap for my (kidney-shaped) cutter guard

Shopsmith says they monitor calls to improve their customer service. It's not working!!! I purchased parts to repair the jointer fence on my Mark V Model 500 on 7 October. The parts they shipped arrived on 10 October and were not compatible with my older version. I immediately called and was forced ...

I have the same problem. I have a two-bearing / 1 piece spindle. I removed the inner (lower) bearing but when trying to press off the outer (upper) bearing over the splines, discovered that the inner diameter of the inner race is smaller than the outer diameter of the splines. That MUST be a collar ...

I am trying to replace my quill bearings. The lower bearing I removed with a bearing puller, but needed to press of the upper bearing, due to the length of the splines on the spindle. When starting to press, the inner race started to peel off the splines. It appears to sit against a machined shoulde...

I have a similar question. I purchased a rusty Mark V Model 500 and am renovating it. I have been using vinegar baths to sucessfully remove rust and PVC tubes filled with water and potato chunks to clean the ways. I left my saw table legs and quill in vinegar too long (3 days) and it removed the fin...

I am new to the forum. How do I post jpg files. I currently have 2 pics saved in my dropbox