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Hi, I just checked the database on the Yahoo 10ER forum and it looks like your machine was made in 1950. It's about midrange in the serial numbers for that year. It sure looks good for being 60 years old. If you think about it how many things do we use in daily life that are that old, not many for s...

Nice work on the speedchanger Mike, with all that rust it's no wonder it was so hard to get apart. I'm glad you liked the PB Blaster, I only found out about it around five years ago. Previous to using the PB I had used Kroil in my work as an airplane mechanic at United in San Francisco. I had pretty...

Well done! I thought at first glance that the logo had been stenciled, but to find out instead that it's an inlay, I'm impressed to say the least. Thanks for posting the pics and giving me some new ideas:)

Hi guys, Thanks for the warm welcome. JPG, I'll post pics of the totalshop 6" jointer this weekend. Believe me, If shopsmith had one that size I'd have chose it instead. I'll be starting a two week vacation next Tuesday and I have about twenty sheets of beautiful oak plywood and a nice stack of...

Hi Mike, About two months ago I took apart the speed-changer on my 10ER. It was pretty ugly, both aluminum tangs had been broken off and re-welded at some point. The center sheave was frozen onto the shaft and the pivoting arm had been beat on with a hammer and peened over on the forward edge where ...

Hi Everyone, I've been following your forum for a couple of months and have really been enjoying it. I figured it was time for me to introduce myself. My name is Pat and I live in Kenosha Wisconsin. I'm closer to 50 than 40 and I help run a power plant for a living. The last couple of years I've bee...