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My Brother,

[font=]Had that piece been a snake, it would have bit me in the face.[/font] :D :D :D

I walked into the garage this am, as i was up early, and lo and behold, that if it had been a snake it would have chewed my face off, and there was the quadrant!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Thank you for ...

My Brother that symbolism is actually found in the ritual for the Junior and Senior Stewards, especially when the junior forgets to pick up the evenings refreshments and only remembers just before Lodge closes, i believe i saw that one night.....LOL

Humbly and Fraternally

Yes Sir JPG, just the !@@#$%^^%$$%$ Sgement!!!

Ok All,

Before we even go there, yes i was STUPID!!! As I was up early this AM, I though I'd take my morning coffee out and work on some more of the 10ER.

I want to finish it as I am Gearing up to repaint the whole inside of my 35 x45 foot man cave(IT NEEDS IT)! I was going to start putting the ...

Thank You Grease Monkey;

I feel like my Great Uncle would be proud. The first ShopSmith machine I used was this 10ER. I got it a while back, but had never really took the time to give it the attention it needed.

I have been fortunate as the fact that I am a mechanic and woodworker. The machine ...

Good Morning All;

Well shes on her own wheels as of this morning :D :D . I am now working on the table and extension table tops. I test ran the unit yesterday after redoing the motor, and it runs like a charm. I am still working to get the belt tensions right so the head stock will slide a little ...

Looking AWESOME!!!! I know the feeling of exhiliration when i was starting to reassemble after what seemed like endless hours of stripping, painting, cleaning and buffing and polishing. Now that mine is going back together, i am anxious to see it run again. Again Great Job!!

Best Regards

Eric

Thanks all for the responses. I am pretty proud of it so far. I learned a lot from the board, and i love doing this kind of work. there is true wealth of info here.

I took MickyD's post apart, and kept a running track of the technical stuff. that was big help especially with the speed changer. I'm ...

10ER parts2.jpg 10ER Dismantled.jpg 10ER Beginning.jpg

All;

Sorry if the pics are slightly out of order, but here is my 10 ER Project from what it looked like when i started over a month a go to where it stands as of this morning before i went to work.

I just got the motor bearings this am, so ...

Rpd
I appreciate the reply but My quill is different from the one that is pictured. I do not have a groove at the end of it.

I noticed it when I took the quill apart that the quill did not have a groove for the screws of the depth stop collar to ride in like I have seen numerous pictures with the ...