Quill stuck in up position on 10E

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tulanch
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Quill stuck in up position on 10E

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I am working on restoring a 10E. The quill will not move and seems as if it is locked in place. I have loosened all locking parts, but it simply will not move. Any words of advise on this?
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Re: Quill stuck in up position on 10E

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update - I lightly tapped on the threaded stop bar and it moved the quill. I then cleaned what I could and lubed with wd40. I repeated this process and eventually it moved it's entire up and down movement. The spring recoil even worked. good to go!
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Re: Quill stuck in up position on 10E

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Just be aware that WD-40 is "NOT" a lubricant. The quill should be given a good coat of furniture paste wax and buffed out thoroughly. Inside the head stock, the gear teeth can be lubed with a dry lubricant such as graphite. I believe there is an updated guide to lubricating the 10E/10ER. I am sure someone here can point you to it.
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Re: Quill stuck in up position on 10E

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tulanch,

Welcome to the Shopsmith Forum.

Ron said there is an updated guide and I believe he was referring to the attached PDF I created to replace the lubrication instructions from the Owner's Guide. It is based off of the Mark 5 instructions. I do not recommend using oil on the Way Tubes or other parts as the original instructions recommended.

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Waxing Supplement Model 10s.pdf
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Hopefully you have a copy of the Owner's Guide but if not, they are available to download for free as a PDF copy. Don't buy a copy online. It is a waste of money to so.

If you come up with any questions feel free to ask. There are great people here on the forum able to help.

To date I have restored 2 dozen Model 10's. Below is a picture of two of my Model 10E restorations.

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Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
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Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored.
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