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A new owner of a shopsmith

redleg

Once upon a time there was a pointed rod sticking out from the center of the carriage. There are two positions along the rod that in conjunction with the red button align the saw blade in either the saw blade insert or the additional saw blade slot.

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SkullsquadronX

Thanks redleg,

Actually this Mark VII still has the the point rod sticking out of the carriage.

JPG

Not shown in your pix posted is the 'connecting rod' that resembles an arrow that has two grooves that that red thingie engages and serves a purpose similar to the bumper ring on a M5/V, but also locks the carriage to the headstock do they move in tandom. I am not sure what the second groove is for but it might be to set to the second blade slot. The 'arrow' is attached to the table carriage and penetrates the headstock so the red thingie can engage it.

The dayton reversing switch is a PO addon. The voltage is irrelevant. That switch makes more sense with a 3 phase motor.

cham-ed

You are right the rod is positioning and the two grooves in the rod are for the two table slots.

SkullsquadronX

I’m thinking of add this to my collection it a model 10 that my boss bought but never use.

It got stuck in the barn and forgot about. I’m thinking it’s a 10 ER it I could be wrong.

JPG

It IS an ER. Wonder how the speed changer worked?????

Used long enough(by somebody) to require replacing the power switch.

Salvageable!

chapmanruss

If you look to the left of the serial number you should see Model ER on it. That would make it a Model 10ER. I have never heard the actual reason Magna went from 10E to ER to 10ER on the Serial Number/Logo plate. My best guess has been Magna didn't want to redesign the layout of the plate when they changed from 10E to 10ER. Later they did redesign the Serial Number/Logo Plate which has 10ER on it. Around half of the Model 10ER's have just ER on the plate.

SkullsquadronX

chapmanruss= You where right about the Model ER to the left of serial #. How did I miss that when taking the pictures.

chapmanruss

JPG asked

Wonder how the speed changer worked?????

I have to wonder too. It looks like the Speed Changer crank would hit the switch box. Hopefully while restoring it you can go back to an original style switch and get rid of the switch box. Another helpful change when restoring the Speed Changer would be to switch the crank screw anchor lugs to the outboard side to give more clearance from the way tube lock. Later Speed Changers were assembled that way which is shown in the picture below.

SkullsquadronX

Russ thank for the tip. It looks easy enough to do. Just flip over and good enough to go..

SkullsquadronX

Hit has been a while since I’ve been on the forum. Trying to get back to it now. I just add a Joint-Matic to my collection. I got more to add as well since the last time I posted to now. Here a photo of three piece I just got.

BuckeyeDennis

Sweet -- nice score on the Angle attachment!

JPG

FWIW, the current planer manual feed crank handle fits the Joint-matic elevation shaft.

Lotta interest in that 'extra' item last week!!!!

SkullsquadronX

Thanks Dennis.

Thanks JPG for info on the missing crank handle. You had me confused for a minute on manual feed crank handle. I think you meant table height not manual feed of the current planer. But your also right the planers with the manual feed crank handle look the same.

I’m sorry I’m not following ( Lotta interest in that ‘extra’ item last week!!!!).

JPG

A jointmatic angle attachment (tilt table or whatever) was sold on e-bay last week with several bidders. As was a nib os jointmatic just before it.

Having a planer like the second pix my thinking naturally was of it as a feed crank since my table height knob is also the round one.

SkullsquadronX

The last week I started to get all my Shopsmith (accept for the 2 Mark VII and the 10ER) in the Van trailer and some what organized. Last night I’ve finished with that and realized I have some cleaning and waxing that needs to be done.

But now I got the floor in front of the Mark 5, Mark 7, Shelf unit and the tool boxes so I can get two lawn tractors, snowmobile, snowblower, motorcycle and some odd ends in the front of the trailer out. Then I can build a 8’x8’ loft 4’ off the floor in the nose to help make more room.

SkullsquadronX

Almost all of this toolbox is my Shopsmith stuff.

SkullsquadronX

BuckeyeDennis

What’s the backstory on the trailer? It looks darned cool, but if you’ve brought it up before, I must have missed it. Reminds me a bit of Ron Paulk’s mobile work stuff.

SkullsquadronX

Well I bought it from my boss. He no longer wanted a 48’ in the fleet because we couldn’t get the bale count like we do with the 53’. I work for a hay and straw broker, we ship over a million bales out on Long Island.

I bought it to put lawn tractors, push mowers, snowmobile, snowblowers, auto parts, and supplies. I was remodeling the house trailer I’m living in. I didn’t own a Shopsmith at the time.

I’m hoping to build a three or four car garage with an upstairs out back of the trailer. Plus a 50x60 pole barn.

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