2rr2nv wrote:all I can say is "WOW"!!! I showed my wife some of the pics and even she said "I'm thinking we need to restore the SS!" dang I love her.
weird question...
since mine seems to be a "nothing special" model - 1981?... I was thinking I would restore it but change up the colors... I agree the new colors are drab and dull. Was thinking of painting it with more flash.... Like my bike (blaze green) or my truck (maximum Steel). sacrilegious?
I say, to each their own. Copper and gold is 'nice'.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Not sacrilegious at all. I love seeing personalized restoration jobs.
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
heathicus wrote:Not sacrilegious at all. I love seeing personalized restoration jobs.
Sez the man with a black and gold with fleur di lis!:D
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As requested by G "Squared" (Galloping Ghost AKA JPG AKA Jaypeg ) here is my recent restore. Link found HERE
And pictures!
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All I can say is a big thanks to JPG, Heathicus, MickyD, and all of the others that led me in the right direction. This isn't hard, just a lot of elbow grease and time.....
A lot of great looking restores in this thread!
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Dick 1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
All the beautiful work you’ve each put into your machines has absolutely inspired me to think and rethink about what to do with my two greenies and, soon hopefully, a 10er.
Thanks to greenie54 I’ve also acquired a taste to get at least one of each STP I can find. That’s a really beautiful set-up.
idcook wrote:This Restoration Gallery is a great idea.
Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment.
When I started this thread I hoped it would live on and it is really great to see it still going. I remember saying when I posted my contributions (post 9) that I looked forward to dropping in on it for a long time to come. Just noticed it up again today and have checked out the recent additions.
Keep posting your restorations, they are all great and they are all worth while because they prove over and over that almost no ShopSmith is beyond hope.
What a tool!
Paul M ........ The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese
Beautiful work guys. I like to keep my 1987 510 clean,but, mine does not hold a candle to these. How do you clean and polish the aluminum???? What is your secret??? Thanks. I will try your answers. Ron Bobbitt
bell wrote:Beautiful work guys. I like to keep my 1987 510 clean,but, mine does not hold a candle to these. How do you clean and polish the aluminum???? What is your secret??? Thanks. I will try your answers. Ron Bobbitt
I started with a brass rotary brush in a drill. (DeWalt cordless). Then use a steel wire brush and then sandpaper down to crocus cloth if necessary. I found using the steel wire brush worked wonders on aluminum. The Greenie 54 restore Patrick elaborates as to how he did his aluminum HERE. The steel is another matter. The solid bars that make up the table rods took some time with sand paper and steel brush, but they eventually came out better than I expected. Just go slow and careful and think about what repercussions could happen using different techniques ....
JMHO
Dick
Dick 1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
Thanks, I have been able to keep mine clean, but you guys really make the aluminum really shine. The restorations are beautiful. Keep up the good work. I will give it a try. Ron
Copper and gold is 'nice'.
) here is my recent restore. Link found 
