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just thought I would share
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/3201037595.html

interestingly Red, that one on Ebay is even a little more different! It is cut out behind the tension spring, mine is not.
I knew there would be answers!!

Yeah, I can see where that would be an interference situation.
Love to know what the real story is though. Maybe a batch of castings that as RED suggested, didn't get the proper blanks installed during the process?

Any one else seen this?

This is a picture ofa headstock casting of my most recent acquisition. It is a B casting , but check the cut-out behind the speedcontrol. SER # 186343, late Sept 84 build date. My other gray unit is from summer 83, ser # 157707 and it has the same "Texas" shaped cut out as my 56 Greenie ca...

This fellow has LOTS of cool adapter stuff, and is always inventing new stuff. Good guy to deal with and he does a top notch job.
http://www.mkctools.com

I have a perfect brownie headstock casting that is yours for the taking. You pay for the shipping from Southern California Desert and it's yours. Other than needing paint, it's perfect. I'm on the road right now but will be back in my shop on Thursday and can weigh it up and figure shipping costs. Y...

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Sometimes there's someone in your neighborhood with lots of free help and parts and or advice.
I for one, have stock 10ER motors. LOTS of them.

check out this fellow
http://www.mkctools.com

I'm visiting my mom in Maryland and we slowly trying to sort out Dads Tools and equipment since he passed in January. All the big stand alone stuff is pretty much spoken for, except for the Vintage DeWalt Radial Arm Saw he bought new in the early 70s. Still runs great and has ALL the manuals etc. I'...