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Very nice job on the restore. Your accent colors look to be dark bronze. I'm considering using that color for my entire 10ER with maybe the motor end caps in bright hammered copper. I just recently scored the speed changer for my machine and will dig into the restore as soon as it arrives.

Guess I forgot to hit submit the other the day on my response. Anyway tail shaft is out. Small dowel method didnt work so well. That thing was quite stuck. Ended up using a dowel bigger than the splines and drilling a recess so i was only making contact to the bearings. That and a dead blow took it ...

Thanks chapmanruss. The set screw is out, getting cleaned, and oiled. I didn't know if I could used a large wooden dowel or needed a smaller one. I will check if i have any oak dowels left long enough. I don't really care if the bearings die in the process. One of them is dragging anyway. I'm guessi...

Regarding wax I have used EJ Wheaton and still prefer the Queen's version. That being said this thing has a whole lot more surface area to wax than even a Stanley No 8 so saving a few bucks is well worth it. I had honestly forgotten about Wheaton so thank you for the reminder. I've had the quill out...

Thank you very much for the guidance. Every video I found so far was regarding the quill bearings only. Hence why I assumed there was only 2. Didn't know there was a second set of bearings just inside the head stock. I would almost bet those are the culprit. But may as well disassemble the whole thi...

I recently purchases a couple Shop Smith tools. The first being a 1989 over arm pin router that came complete near as I can tell. I will be placing the upper assembly on to a custom cabinet so the stand will be available in the near future if anyone is interested. pin router.jpg The second is a one ...