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THAT IS BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! I have officially seen what "Shop Heaven" looks like.....

Any advice before I get started??? My quill return spring dosen't work. 'm going to try too get it apart to see if the spring is broken, or maybe a previous owner worked on it and didn't wind it back tight. Was wondering if there was/is a heads up on doing this???? Heath thanks again for the Spure C...

I'm looking for the quill return spring for my 10er.

I forgot to mention, that the jig saw that I got with my 10er botton is solid. The freebee from yesterday's road trip, is open on the bottom.......:o Gonna try my hand a cleaning some rusted turning blades, and see if I can get them sharpened. That's to heathicus I'm getting a spur center. Thanks ag...

I made a road trip yesterday to Tebbetts Mo and came home with another Jig Saw, complete assembly. I had taken mine apart last week to get ot freed, (was stiff, full of nuts, like acorns) anyway I got mine back together and realized that the bottom bracket where the set screw is was split open. My s...

I'll do that in a minute. Let me know where to send you money (cash in a christmas card) and I'll get it out to you. Yes I do have a dead center, would like to replace that too. But it will work for awhile. Thanks you Heathicus!!!
Thanks
Bob:)

:confused: I did finally get the rest of the stuff from the previous owner of my 10ER. He did have the adaptor to hold the blade, to make it a table saw. But the big thing I want to do with this is turn wood. What do I need to be able to use this as a wood lathe? I have the turning tools (hand tools...

I would settle for that... The piece I have is actually split open.

O.k. my serial number isn't listed, but the numbers fall in the date of March, 1950. Now to find the broken piece for the Jig Saw. I haven't noticed a "Classified" section on this web sight. Is there one?
Bob:o

The "Head/Top" of the lower chuck actually is split open. It may have been like this when I got it, really don't know. Think it'll have to be replaced, looks like it may be alluminum,or maybe potmetal.