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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 ...

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 on...

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_tubes...

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 blad...

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 too...

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 pulley...