BuckeyeDennis wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:05 am
What was your cleaning process?
Thanks, Dennis! To clean and brighten the paint, I used:
A light brush to remove the heavy grime
Blue Magic Metal Polish applied heavily with a toothbrush-sized stiff-bristled brush. This would dissolve more of the grime and clean any rusty base metal that had corroded from paint loss, and then polish it up with hand buffing.
Johnson Paste Wax as a last coat to seal the paint and any exposed metal
The paint from this vintage of machine was applied very heavily, probably to try to cover over the imperfections of the fairly crude castings of that period.
John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
rjent wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 4:20 pm
Outstanding! Enjoy, one of the greatest ShopSmiths!
I will, for sure! Looking forward to getting the Power Mount Adapter Kit restored and added back to the machine. I’ll be running some of my vintage greenie SPTs on it at that point!
John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
I don't have a video of it running but do you have a question about it that I may be able to answer? I currently have 3 of the 9 I have restored over the years. 1 of the early Version and 2 of the later Version.
Russ
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
Tks Russ, Brand new to Shopsmith and bought three, one 10 ER and, one 500 and one 520. The 10 ER is in good shape with some rust which I am working on and it included a A34 jigsaw. Question, on the jigsaw is the upper blade mechanism supposed to help bring up the blade? In other words should that spring bring the upper head up to the top if not secured to a lower position. Sorry I don't have my manual handy so I am paraphasing the part names.
Shoprite wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:36 pm
Tks Russ, Brand new to Shopsmith and bought three, one 10 ER and, one 500 and one 520. The 10 ER is in good shape with some rust which I am working on and it included a A34 jigsaw. Question, on the jogsaw is the upper blade mechanism supposed to help bring up the blade? In other words should that spring bring the upper head up to the top if not secured to a lower position. Sorry I don't have my manual handy so I am paraphasing the part names.
That IS the way a jigsaw normally works.
However the word "head" troubles me. Only the blade holder is subject to the spring's force. The upper arm(head???) does NOT move at all.
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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
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
