MAY/JUN
2003
Volume 46/Issue 3
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
Wall-Hung Curio Cabinet
• Mobile Potting Table
• Pencil and Stamp Holder
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Furniture
Joinery
Service Pointers
MARK
V Speed Change Mechanism
Safety Tips
Safety
Do's and Don'ts
What's
New
Shopsmith
and Lowe's Team Up
EDUCATION
• Find
A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You
• National
Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH
ONLINE
CATALOGS
• Online Accessory Catalog
• Request
Printed Accessory Catalog
• Online
Replacement Parts Catalog
MARK
V INFORMATION
• Find
A Shopsmith
MARK V Demo Near You
• Request
MARK V Information Package
LINKS
•
Links Worth Visiting
•
Free Woodworking
Tips
FEEDBACK
Contacting
Shopsmith
Copyright
2003.
Shopsmith, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Real
Letters from
Shopsmith Power Tool Owners
Here at Shopsmith, our mailbox is constantly stuffed with great letters from Shopsmith Power Tool Owners, talking about how they use their tools and what they think about them. Here are some excerpts from just a few of the thousands of letters we’ve received from the members of our Shopsmith Family of satisfied owners throughout the years. We hope you’ll enjoy reading them as much as we have.
Minnesota
owner gives up on looking for used
MARK V
Phil S. of
Minnesota writes...
“For the past 2-1/2 years, I've tried repeatedly to purchase a used
Shopsmith MARK V. I've placed ads in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune
papers and have watched the want ads like a hawk. During this period,
only three machines have been offered for sale, and each of these was
sold in each instance before I even had my newspaper delivered ! I've
come to the conclusion that a used Shopsmith MARK V is practically a myth.
Thus, my order for a new machine is enclosed!”
California man looks forward to more years from his pooped-out MARK V
Carl Zucker
of Stockton, CA. writes...
“..after 22 years of faithful, hard-working service, my MARK V has
finally pooped-out. With some help from your fine service department,
I've had the machine repaired and now, it's purring like a kitten!
I expect it to run another 2 years and probably outlast me. Every retired
man who likes to work with his hands should own a Shopsmith MARK V !”
D.C. owner loves the Horizontal Boring feature of his MARK V
Henry Thomas
of Washington D.C. writes...
“The main reason I bought my Shopsmith MARK V was the Horizontal
Boring feature. I had seen a twin-spindle, horizontal boring machine at
a cabinetmaker's shop and quickly realized how much expensive wood, time
and effort I would have saved when edge-gluing tabletops, etc. In fact,
I had stopped trying to make anything that was more than one board wide.
Imagine my happy surprise when I found that the cost of a Shopsmith MARK V was les than what I'd pay for a horizontal boring machine alone. What a deal!”
