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Hi, Some time ago I posted this into the ssug.org forum. This is a rough start to a Mark V model on sketchup. Dimensions are reasonably accurate for the core elements & rotating shafts, but it could stand further development: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=51ec4d48bbd17603c5a...

Yes, especially if he's getting long in the tooth

Hi, This was a designated "brainstorm day" at work, and lo and behold I have a brainstorm for the Mark V..... I bet if they sold upgraded wing-knobs for the quill-stop, headstock-lock, etc., they could sell a lot. Mine are the durable stock aluminum castings, but you can see the mold-lines...

I would not call one of my strategies a 'bargain,' typically. But now and then at antique malls I will find a hunk of wood in something that's clearly not worth preserving as an antique. Such as an 'antique' which was obviously somebody's c. 1976 home-router-shop attempt at a walnut wall-shelf. For ...

ryanbp01, With my commuting and my working I can rarely leave on the out-of-town escapades I used to do as a single man. Then again, getting married finally let me "settle down" enough to have a space for a Mark V, which has been great. I'm not aware of NE Indiana clubs for the Shopsmith, ...

Hi, I did this box (a scripture box) a few months ago for my sweetie. The graphic (which is contrasting wood-filler inside of a manual engraving) on the central walnut panel is from ancient Iran. [She is too, except for the "ancient" part.] I've been corresponding already on ssug.org, but ...