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Man finally gets MARK V he first wanted 40 years ago!
Richard Evens of Mt. Summit, IN writes . . .
“My love affair with the Shopsmith MARK V started when I was about a junior in college, studying to be an industrial arts teacher. At the start of my teaching career, I knew I would like to have a Shopsmith for myself, but had neither the financial means nor the space for a shop.
During the years following, I just put this interest out of my mind. However, I had an uncle who owned a Shopsmith and every time the family got together, our conversation would turn to what he had made and what he was currently building.
In 1986, I had a heart attack and during my recuperation time, I again started thinking about how I would like to own a Shopsmith. I discussed the prospect with my wife and in a short time, purchased a MARK V Model 510...only about 40 years after I first decided that I wanted one! It’s been one of the best decisions and greatest equipment purchases I have ever made!” “Found” MARK V serves Georgian for nearly 20 years!
Robert Maxfield of Stone Mountain, GA writes . . .
“Nearly 20 years ago, my son and his family moved into a rental house in a nearby town. In the basement, he found an old Shopsmith MARK V. It wasn’t usable, as many of its parts had been stripped off in the past.
After contacting the owner of the house and failing to find out who might have owned it, we took possession of it and moved it to my shop. I obtained Shopsmith’s address...and after a phone call, I was received a Shopsmith catalog and was able to order and install the necessary parts to put the unit in service. My son and I have been using it ever since.
About 10 years ago, a man knocked on the door and said that he understood I had the Shopsmith unit he had left in the basement of a house he had rented years ago. I showed him the unit and he said that yes, it was his.
I told him that I would gladly turn it over to him...but only if he reimbursed me for the $375 I had spent on parts to put it back in service, or permitted me to remove the parts I had purchased and installed.
He declined both options and told me that I was welcome to keep it. I think he made a bad decision -- but his loss was my gain !” Continue . . . |
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