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Russ - grateful for your fast advice and your encouraging words. I'll set aside my "tools of persuasion" for the time being and see about full disassembly and more penetrating oil. I do have the full manual so I'll study the exploded parts diagram on the back closely as I move forward. Tha...

Probably a simple solution to you ER experts, but I'm flummoxed trying to free up the Upper Chuck on my newly acquired 10ER jig saw. Here's what I've tried thus far: - Penetrating oil overnight - Persuasive tapping with wood block & mallet - Addition of heat to the Spring Cylinder and Upper Guid...

More photos. More anomalies.

Glad to get you 10ER experts on the case. Thanks for your wisdom! I like the high/low speed range idea. Seems logical to me. But also agree that the lost power from additional pulley is a high price for two speeds. Was the 10ER speed controller available as an option from the start? Maybe this machi...

First time poster - go easy on me... A friend sent me a photo of this 10ER and I cannot figure out the extra pulley. Is this a built-in speed changer? Is this to operate SPTs? Is the extra pulley a good thing? Bad thing? Love this forum and the countless volunteer hours my fellow 10ER users devote t...