Letters From MARK V Owners



*From Our Owner's*
	NOV/DEC 2002 Volume 45/Issue 6 *IN THIS ISSUE* Project Articles • The Pembroke Table • The Cheval Mirror • The Child's Sled & Climbing Bear *DEPARTMENTS* • Ask Smitty • Owner’s Gallery • Letters from Owners Academy Notes Scrap Wood Secrets Service Pointers RUST - The degeneration of tools & how to deal with it Safety Tips Horizontal Boring Machine Set-Up & Safety What's New Dial Indicator Gauge and Adjustable Stop Collar *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 2002. 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.
		New York owner appreciates time spent at the Shopsmith Woodworking Academy *S. Withers of Jamestown, NY writes...* “When I attended your Shopsmith Woodworking Academy, it was a tremendous experience. For my son's graduation present from medical school, we enrolled in your Academy. Presently, I restore antique spinning wheels to operating status and make new spinning wheels out of cherry. I have all the orders I can handle and feel that your Academy has helped me use my MARK V to its fullest. I am having a profitable “ball” in my retirement, restoring and making spinning wheels. ” Indiana Woman has fond memories of her Dad and his Shopsmith *Mrs. Jesse Rincon of Hammond, IN writes…* “As long as I can remember, Dad has always had his Shopsmith. He told me once that he bought it when I was little. He said it was a hardship to buy it, but he felt that it was something he just had to have. How right he was to buy it ! He and that machine have been inseparable all these years. He can do “magic” with it, making something out of nothing. I can remember wooden dogs as pull toys, lamps made out of old bowling pins that he turned on the lathe, hope chests for my sister and myself and now, his grand-daughter, tables, a sofa, a bed, a drawing desk, a drafting table for my daughter...the list of woodworking he has done is endless. He once made an 18-foot cabin cruiser when I was young, in the garage. I can still see him out there working. What a lovely memory! What a job! And he couldn't have done it without his Shopsmith. He's always been able to keep that machine in repair and running. He's constantly adjusting or adapting it to his needs. My dad is a very special man and your Shopsmith is a very special machine! Thanks for making such a great product that has given my dad so many years of good service!” Texas industrial arts teacher says his MARK V is a fantastic, "tough" machine Tommy Morgan of Wichita Falls, TX writes... “I am the very happy owner of a Shopsmith MARK V and wanted to share some of my experiences with you concerning my fantastic machine. I'm a junior high-school industrial arts teacher and each year, I've taken my Shopsmith to school and demonstrated it to my students. They find it to be an incredible tool and can't believe all it will do. In April of 1979, a huge tornado hit Wichita Falls and wiped out my house. My Shopsmith came through the tornado with minor sheet metal damage. I cleaned it up, lubricated it, then rebuilt 175-feet of cedar fence using my Shopsmith. It's a tough machine!” Florida Man agrees -- MARK V is the best choice for those with limited space Ed Nawrocki of Miami, FL writes... “I'm a senior high-school woodworking teacher and have introduced many of my students to that machine “that does everything”. When so many of us today are faced with limited facilities because of the escalation of the economy, my sales pitch is that with a Shopsmith, you can still have a complete workshop in that “limited space”. There's no doubt that I've turned many woodworkers on with Shopsmith and my old 10-ER is living proof that it can not only do most anything, but it can also take most anything...wouldn't part with mine for the World!”