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So as an update. I let the home made penetrating oil sit for 2 days. Then with a dead blow rubber hammer I slowly moved the whole thing off of the tubes. I cleaned all the junk/junk off of the whole body and parts. As cleaned the various pieces came off for further cleaning. I managed to get it ...

Thanks for the help.
I have it off and I might as well clean it up before fitting it back on. It os not real dirty but could use a little care.
Cheers Ron

Hello:
I have purchases a Shopsmith 10E, which has brought me to this forum to see if I can sort it out into a working condition.
I want to use it as a Lathe. I am trying to get the headstock to move as my first task. The wedge that clamps the headstock in place is removed but the headstock is very ...