Parts Catalog, Is There One

Forum for Maintenance and Repair topics. Feel free to ask questions or contribute.

Moderators: HopefulSSer, admin

User avatar
dusty
Platinum Member
Posts: 21359
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:52 am
Location: Tucson (Wildcat Country), Arizona

Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by dusty »

Let us assume that we are working on a Mark 5 or a jointer or a surface planer.

Without using a PDF copy of one of the old catalogs, where do I go to find part numbers for bits and pieces of the machine in question.

The seasonal catalog no longer does that and I cannot locate a current source for that information. Does one exist? Please tell me that I am missing something and the data is all there at my finger tips.
"Making Sawdust Safely"
Dusty
Sent from my Dell XPS using Firefox.
RFGuy
Platinum Member
Posts: 2740
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:05 am
Location: a suburb of PHX, AZ

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by RFGuy »

Shopsmith has exploded parts diagrams for the Mark V and many of the accessories at the link below. You select which tool and then click on the exploded parts diagram link.
Does this help?

https://www.shopsmith.com/service/index.htm
📶RF Guy

Mark V 520 (Bought New '98) | 4" jointer | 6" beltsander | 12" planer | bandsaw | router table | speed reducer | univ. tool rest
Porter Cable 12" Compound Miter Saw | Rikon 8" Low Speed Bench Grinder w/CBN wheels | Jessem Clear-Cut TS™ Stock Guides
Festool (Emerald): DF 500 Q | RO 150 FEQ | OF 1400 EQ | TS 55 REQ | CT 26 E
DC3300 | Shopvac w/ClearVue CV06 Mini Cyclone | JDS AirTech 2000 | Sundstrom PAPR | Dylos DC1100 Pro particulate monitor
User avatar
wa2crk
Platinum Member
Posts: 3080
Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:37 am
Location: Leesburg, Fl

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by wa2crk »

Go to the SS website and then go to the service and parts section. Open the section for the component that you are looking for such as "headstock" and open the exploded view and locate the part that you are looking for. Note the key number on the drawing and then go to the parts listing page for the part number and then the part number should be there.
Bill
User avatar
chapmanruss
Platinum Member
Posts: 3449
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:16 pm
Location: near Portland, Oregon

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by chapmanruss »

Dusty,

As was already said you would have to go to the Service Parts on the SS web site for part information. This can be tricky for replacing some of the older SPT's parts. The Service Parts section has only the current SPT's parts but does include the Mark V versions 500 to 520. As we know parts for the earlier Mark 5/V models are no longer made and so parts for them will no longer be available as they run out. Very few of the Mark V 500 table system parts are available anymore.

Back to the SPT's, as an example, if you need a wedge for the Jointer head and yours is an older one the current 5 hole wedge cannot replace the older 3 hole wedge. You would need to find a used one or buy a complete new Jointer Head. I had this problem on a 1954 Greenie Jointer I restored and was able to get a used one to replace a missing one. Other Jointer parts are the same going back to the original Model 4E Jointer. Using an Owner's Manual with the parts diagram and list can be helpful in locating parts. Typing in a part number in the search box on the home page can help find the correct part even if the number has changed. This is only true for the 6 digit part number starting in 1964 to the present. It will also tell you if it is no longer available by not finding any results. Other than the Jig Saw which has been discontinued and parts no longer being made for it, most SPT's can use current replacement parts but may require replacement of a complete assembly rather than an individual part.
Russ

Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
User avatar
jsburger
Platinum Member
Posts: 6398
Joined: Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:06 pm
Location: Hooper, UT

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by jsburger »

wa2crk wrote:Go to the SS website and then go to the service and parts section. Open the section for the component that you are looking for such as "headstock" and open the exploded view and locate the part that you are looking for. Note the key number on the drawing and then go to the parts listing page for the part number and then the part number should be there.
Bill
Actually you can click on the key number in the exploded parts view and it will open a window and tell you the price and a link to buy or tell you it is not available. I know the key numbers don't show as links but they are.
John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
User avatar
dusty
Platinum Member
Posts: 21359
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:52 am
Location: Tucson (Wildcat Country), Arizona

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by dusty »

chapmanruss wrote:Dusty,

As was already said you would have to go to the Service Parts on the SS web site for part information. This can be tricky for replacing some of the older SPT's parts. The Service Parts section has only the current SPT's parts but does include the Mark V versions 500 to 520. As we know parts for the earlier Mark 5/V models are no longer made and so parts for them will no longer be available as they run out. Very few of the Mark V 500 table system parts are available anymore.

Back to the SPT's, as an example, if you need a wedge for the Jointer head and yours is an older one the current 5 hole wedge cannot replace the older 3 hole wedge. You would need to find a used one or buy a complete new Jointer Head. I had this problem on a 1954 Greenie Jointer I restored and was able to get a used one to replace a missing one. Other Jointer parts are the same going back to the original Model 4E Jointer. Using an Owner's Manual with the parts diagram and list can be helpful in locating parts. Typing in a part number in the search box on the home page can help find the correct part even if the number has changed. This is only true for the 6 digit part number starting in 1964 to the present. It will also tell you if it is no longer available by not finding any results. Other than the Jig Saw which has been discontinued and parts no longer being made for it, most SPT's can use current replacement parts but may require replacement of a complete assembly rather than an individual part.
This is all well and good but what if you are one of these users who is not experienced with the web site and how to navigate it. What if I have a part in my hands that needs to be replaced but I don't know its name or number. Looking at a catalog (parts breakdown, etc) might help.

Then, on the other hand, maybe Shopsmith is no longer really interested in being a Partner for Life.
"Making Sawdust Safely"
Dusty
Sent from my Dell XPS using Firefox.
User avatar
dusty
Platinum Member
Posts: 21359
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:52 am
Location: Tucson (Wildcat Country), Arizona

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by dusty »

dusty wrote:
chapmanruss wrote:Dusty,

As was already said you would have to go to the Service Parts on the SS web site for part information. This can be tricky for replacing some of the older SPT's parts. The Service Parts section has only the current SPT's parts but does include the Mark V versions 500 to 520. As we know parts for the earlier Mark 5/V models are no longer made and so parts for them will no longer be available as they run out. Very few of the Mark V 500 table system parts are available anymore.

Back to the SPT's, as an example, if you need a wedge for the Jointer head and yours is an older one the current 5 hole wedge cannot replace the older 3 hole wedge. You would need to find a used one or buy a complete new Jointer Head. I had this problem on a 1954 Greenie Jointer I restored and was able to get a used one to replace a missing one. Other Jointer parts are the same going back to the original Model 4E Jointer. Using an Owner's Manual with the parts diagram and list can be helpful in locating parts. Typing in a part number in the search box on the home page can help find the correct part even if the number has changed. This is only true for the 6 digit part number starting in 1964 to the present. It will also tell you if it is no longer available by not finding any results. Other than the Jig Saw which has been discontinued and parts no longer being made for it, most SPT's can use current replacement parts but may require replacement of a complete assembly rather than an individual part.
This is all well and good but what if you are one of these users who is not experienced with the web site and how to navigate it. What if I have a part in my hands that needs to be replaced but I don't know its name or number. Looking at a catalog (parts breakdown, etc) might help.

Then, on the other hand, maybe Shopsmith is no longer really interested in being a Partner for Life.

You have, however, actually answered my initial question. The Service Parts area on the web site now contains a lot of information (including some parts lists) that I did not realize had been added. Like a newbee, I did not know that some of that data was there.
"Making Sawdust Safely"
Dusty
Sent from my Dell XPS using Firefox.
User avatar
JPG
Platinum Member
Posts: 34610
Joined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:42 pm
Location: Lexington, Ky (TAMECAT territory)

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by JPG »

Realize it appears to be a work in progress. Not all SPT's exploded view actually have the link from the parts key number. Also if an individual part is not available the click produces nothing.
╔═══╗
╟JPG ╢
╚═══╝

Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10
E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
User avatar
chapmanruss
Platinum Member
Posts: 3449
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:16 pm
Location: near Portland, Oregon

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by chapmanruss »

Dusty,

Identifying what a part is and finding it's part number goes back to using an exploded parts diagram which is why I recommended using the Owner's Manual for your SPT's. This also holds true for the Mark series tools but the exploded views and parts lists were separate from the Owner's Manuals for a time. Using the original Printed Manual for the tools means not having to be a computer user and orders can be called in. Of course as I said before you need newer part numbers. If you needed a replacement Way Tube Tie Bar for a 1955 Greenie you cannot go to the parts list and use it's part number C2956 (Tie Bar - Way) to order a new one. You would need the current part number 50426401 (Way Tie Bar). Even the way the part name is listed has changed over the years as shown in the (). My guess is that anyone that can use the forum could find their way through the online exploded diagrams and parts lists.

P.S.
Dusty, Since when are you a "Newbee"? (18843 posts)
Russ

Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
User avatar
jsburger
Platinum Member
Posts: 6398
Joined: Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:06 pm
Location: Hooper, UT

Re: Parts Catalog, Is There One

Post by jsburger »

JPG wrote:Realize it appears to be a work in progress. Not all SPT's exploded view actually have the link from the parts key number. Also if an individual part is not available the click produces nothing.
The few I tried did indeed open a window that said the part is not available. The click is a bit finicky. Zoom in and try again.

For example go to the Band Saw diagram and click on the lower wheel item 28. The window opens and says "This item is not available as a separately serviced part.
(na/ 28) ".
John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
Post Reply