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Yes, I am comfortable doing that. I rewired my entire previous house, removing all the knob & Tube and replacing it all with modern wiring (permitted of course). So this is a piece of cake. Where do I wire the ground? I haven't pulled the tape off the switch to get a better view of the back side...

In a separate thread I asked some questions including about cleaning the motor. I took your advice and blew it out this morning. I got a fair amount of saw dust out, and it looks pretty clean in there now, at least on the one end with vents. The shaft spins well and is smooth, so I suspect it is fin...

cham-ed wrote:There is a 10ER specific forum on yahoo. A lot of experience there.

Thanks for the tip, I'll take a look.

Chris

Chapmanruss - Thanks for your info. I do have my grandpa's original copy of the manual which is in near perfect condition, along with a stack of other Shopsmith documents from around the time he bought the 10ER. I read through it over the weekend. I did also see Everett's post with all his info and ...

Thanks for the tips, JPG. I'll try blowing out the motor this weekend and turning it on. I took the belt off already, and both the motor and headstock shafts turn freely. Both pulleys are slightly corroded where they were in contact with the belt, and the belt has a lot of white residue on it. I sup...

First off, I'm new to the forum, just found this over the weekend and just signed up. I have a Model 10ER that my grandpa bought new in 1951 or 1952 I suppose. He gave it to me 16 years ago, and I'm sad to say I used it only once, shortly after he gave it to me. It has sat unused since then in my ga...