Lathe question

[nickoleyt]

I lost my whole wood shop in a fire. I am thinking about buying the mark V. Can you turn stuff as small as pens. Sounds like adumb question but i have never even seen the machine yet.

[charlese]

Hi, Nickoleyt - Welcome to the Forum! To answer your question - Yes you can turn pens on a Mark V. I'm sure some our pen turners will post you more information about pen projects on a Mark V.

[nickoleyt]

Thanks Chuck,

how about a router table in combination with the Incra TS system.

[charlese]

Thanks Chuck,

how about a router table in combination with the Incra TS system.

You're welcome, although I don't have the Incra system, others do. There was a recent discussion about the use of the router with the Incra stuff. Here is one of the discussions (with photos) which may help. http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=2255&highlight=router+table

Don't get in too much of a hurry. It may take a day or two but I think you will get some very helpful replies from those more knowledgeable than I am.

[paulmcohen]

I lost my whole wood shop in a fire. I am thinking about buying the mark V. Can you turn stuff as small as pens. Sounds like a dumb question but i have never even seen the machine yet.

I have turned lots of pens with my Mark 5, several people sell the proper adapters. Make sure you use a live center in the tale-stock.

[bettyt44720]

yes indeed, the shopsmith is quite capable of turning pens and other small projects. it is much easier to turn small projects on a large lathe than large projects on a small lathe. however one of the short comings of the shopsmith is turning large projects. while the fit on the shopsmith the speed lowest speed is much too fast. you can add a speed reducer.2234

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[dusty]

yes indeed, the shopsmith is quite capable of turning pens and other small projects. it is much easier to turn small projects on a large lathe than large projects on a small lathe. however one of the short comings of the shopsmith is turning large projects. while the fit on the shopsmith the speed lowest speed is much too fast. you can add a speed reducer.

It looks to me as though you have a fine wood worker in training. The only problem that I can see is that you might need another Mark V. The demand for time on the machine may be on the rise.

Good Job, Love the photographs.

[beeg]

I lost my whole wood shop in a fire. I am thinking about buying the mark V. Can you turn stuff as small as pens. Sounds like a dumb question*but i have never even seen the machine yet.


OH WOW. I think you just sent a shudder throughout the forum. Losing your shop has to devastating. Then add insult to injury with having to deal with the insurance company. We all feel for you.

BUT on a happier note. Now you get to rebuild your shop, the way you want it now. Buy all NEW equipment and set it up to use. You can browse around here, http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/index.htm .
And here for info on the MKV.
http://www.shopsmith.com/markvsite/index.htm
There's a DVD you can order. The service you get from ShopSmith is by far the BEST you will ever experience.

I do my woodworking in about a 100 square foot area, but the average around here seems to be about 200/300 sq feet.

* BTW. The ONLY "dumb" questions we have here are the UNASKED ones.