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Russ & JPG: Thank you for your replies. Your experience is invaluable.

I think I will follow Russ’s advice and continue with the1/4-20 nylock nut, threaded on just until the nylon side is flush with the end of the shaft. The newly formed (ARGH!!!) threads held it quite firmly the first time, so I ...

Well, I have managed to get things back together.
(I work at a glacial pace, I don’t have a lot of extra time in the basement…)

Russ: I wish I had listened more carefully to your advice on the bearings. I totally crunched one of the quill bearings trying to get it on. I thought I was just pushing ...

I too, am attempting to revive an old 10ER. My way tubes were rusted, but not as badly as yours. I was highly skeptical that Evapo-rust would be much help, and was not looking forward to hours of wire wheel abrasion.

I am amazed at how well Evapo-rust worked:
10ER_Way_tubes-before.JPG
10ER_Way ...

Darn, that means the A-34 jigsaw got away. Probably lost in the seller's garage, along with the missing headstock.

(But hey, I have a painted table raiser handle…)

I still haven’t figured out the shaper fence. I’m not sure I want to experiment with that. Besides, I don’t think I have any shaper ...

Thank you for the encouragement and feedback. These machines are particularly addictive!

rpd - Thanks for the updated 10ER links page. I have found it very useful.

Here’s the parts I have acquired:
- New 3/16” & 1/8” hex wrenches (I worked as a bicycle mechanic for a few years, so most of my tools ...

Hello everyone,

I am excited to jump into the Shopsmith world! I was looking for a drill press (primarily for woodworking), and on CL I kept missing the old ones with some character, like the 1950s Craftsman 150, an old Delta or a Walker-Turner. (I grew up with a 1940s Delta 220 – missing its ...