10ER quill return spring safe insertion into housing

[badtheba]

I just purchased a 10ER (my first encounter with a Shopsmith after learning about them less than a week before purchase) which I'll likely be starting a restore thread on. As I've already gained so much useful information here, on Youtube, and on the Yahoo user's group, I thought I'd share something that simplified my reinstallation of the quill return spring into the housing. Mine was caked with sawdust, presumably because the front tab on my headstock is cracked off, making the top/front gap in the housing a lot larger.

I referred to this video for almost everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S66Lf9VAjnA

However, even with safety glasses and thick leather gloves on, I felt that I almost needed a third hand to hold the spring "flat" as I wound it tight enough to clamp it with locking pliers. I saw no way out of drawing blood, and don't have a great vise for holding the pinion shaft without marring it, so I decided to try something else.

I inserted the shaft back into the headstock with the tool in vertical press mode, placed the back side locking collar about 3/16" closer to the end, allowing the spring to stay safely away from the tabs on the headstock. I then bent a piece of insulated 12ga copper wire to go through the tang, and wrapped it around the front way tube, twisting it together 3 times alternating front and back so there was no risk of anything popping loose.

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With a quill lever reinstalled on the opposite end of the shaft, I didn't have to fight the spring at all. The only issue is that you will want to have a second 6" needle nose locking pliers/vise grip to transfer the spring from one to the other to reinsert the spring the correct way into the housing. Hope this helps someone else like me who is just starting out trying to eventually turn rust into sawdust. Without a decent vise, this method calmed my nerves a TON.

[JPG]

Welcome to the forum.

I think you will be a good fit here.

Good thinking!!!

[badtheba]

Welcome to the forum.

I think you will be a good fit here.

Good thinking!!!

Thanks! What is the best place to put an in progress rebuild thread?

[rpd]

Thanks! What is the best place to put an in progress rebuild thread?

Welcome from me too.

Put the rebuild thread in this forum (Maintenance and Repair).

I am looking forward to following your progress.

[rjent]

Outstanding thinking. Like JPG said, you are going to fit LOL.

Look forward to your rebuild, good start to your SS Odyssey .... (bet you can't stop at one )

[badtheba]

(bet you can't stop at one )

I've already dropped the hint to my wife (received eye roll). Even though I have a barely started project one in the garage, lol.

[JPG]

(bet you can't stop at one )

I've already dropped the hint to my wife (received eye roll). Even though I have a barely started project one in the garage, lol.

Ask her how many purses she has.

[thunderbirdbat]

(bet you can't stop at one )

I've already dropped the hint to my wife (received eye roll). Even though I have a barely started project one in the garage, lol.

Ask her how many purses she has.

Be warned that does not always work. When I was on active duty the only purse I had was the one I had to keep for a full sea bag but otherwise I did not have any and now that I'm retired, I got rid of that one too.

[badtheba]

Ask her how many purses she has.

You know, my 3 year old daughter just spilled the beans about a new purse and my wife tried to shush her... So maybe I'm due for a new tool!

[JPG]

I've already dropped the hint to my wife (received eye roll). Even though I have a barely started project one in the garage, lol.

Ask her how many purses she has.

Be warned that does not always work. When I was on active duty the only purse I had was the one I had to keep for a full sea bag but otherwise I did not have any and now that I'm retired, I got rid of that one too.

Ahh but in your 'case' thee would be the one to want 'another' tool!