After seeing some of the beautiful restoration jobs here I decided it might be fun to take a 10ER and see if I could bring it back to life. They don't show up on Craigslist everyday here in Richmond, VA but they do occasionally and the prices are usually very "optimistic". This one was no exception.[ATTACH]20670[/ATTACH]
My recollection is they started out asking $400 and I called when the price had dropped to $250. The lady I spoke with said all she got were scams in response to the ad and said if I was serious make cash offer. Well, I'm hard to embarrass sometimes and said, "Well, if the motor runs, I'll give you $60 for it." Her response was to give me her address and to tell me to bring cash.
Well, the motor ran, so I carted the thing home (man the 10ER is heavy) and disassembled it in my garage and then took the pieces downstairs to my shop. My original intent was to strip it to bare bones and restore it from the ground up but when I got the dirt, rust, and grease off, the machine was in phenomenal shape for being 62 years old. The only two parts that were missing were the lathe drive and the saw guard. I've located and restored a saw guard for it (bringing my cost now to $70) but I have not found a lathe drive at a decent price. I'm looking at putting a NOVA chuck on it anyway and using it as a dedicated lathe.
Anyway, armed with a degreaser, phosphoric acid, and Evaporust, I cleaned it thoroughly and then lubed it. She runs very well. Here's what she looks like in the middle of my shop.[ATTACH]20671[/ATTACH]
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Don
Mark V (bought new, now sold), Model 520 (1989 510 upgraded)
Bandsaw, Jointer, and Planer
1951 Magna Engineering 10ER (restored for lathe use and sold)
Mark V (bought new, now sold), Model 520 (1989 510 upgraded)
Bandsaw, Jointer, and Planer
1951 Magna Engineering 10ER (restored for lathe use and sold)
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donalexander
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Roy, When I bought the 10ER I figured I was in for a "labor of love" and would need to rebuild every inch of the machine, replace the bearings, the belts, the whole nine yards. Remarkably, all I've done is clean it and use it. It runs fine, so far.
Don
Mark V (bought new, now sold), Model 520 (1989 510 upgraded)
Bandsaw, Jointer, and Planer
1951 Magna Engineering 10ER (restored for lathe use and sold)
Mark V (bought new, now sold), Model 520 (1989 510 upgraded)
Bandsaw, Jointer, and Planer
1951 Magna Engineering 10ER (restored for lathe use and sold)
