Now that I have it pretty much disassembled I have compared it to the Model 10 shown in the original Manual Figure 1.
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Original Shopsmith 10E Manual shows a pre-production Model 10 on Fig. 1 (shown Above.) This Model 10 and some accessories are different than the production model.
Headstock (Changed on Production Models)
1 No Logo/Serial Number Plate
2 Set Screw hole on front for drive sleeve and not one on top
3 Different Belt Cover with no visible mounting
4 Three lobed Quill Advance Knobs
5 Different Way Tube Lock lever (may be the same but appears different in the picture)
Carriage and
Table (Changed on Production Models)
6 Different Way Tube Lock lever (may be the same but appears different in the picture)
7 Different
Table Tilt Lock (may be the same but appears different in the picture)
8 Doesn’t appear to be a Carriage Positioning Stud with Nut (103-29 & 29N)
Accessories (Changed on Production Models except as noted)
9 Miter Gauge has 45 degree angle cut on right side to clear blade when cutting 45 degree bevel cuts
10 Drill Chuck Arbor not beveled like part number 102-47
11 Sanding Disk has only four ribs not six
12 Saw Blade Arbor not the same as 5/8” Arbor part number 126-1X
13 Different Lathe Tool Rest, has removable shaft for attaching to the Arm, later it was single Casting. Original Production models have this Tool Rest (S/N 1077)
14 It is hard to tell from the picture but the Base Plate may be different from the production model. The Base Plate in Fig. 1 appears to only have curved angle braces on the inside of the verticals that the Arm attaches to. The Production version of the Base Plate both large and small have a cross brace at the bottom between the two verticals. (Changed on Production Models)
Lastly the motor speed in the original manual is listed as 1750 RPM but actual motors are 1725 RPM. Motor speed listed incorrectly in other early 10E Manuals
- Tool Rest from S/N 1077
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