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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:05 pm
by billmayo
I try to use my check list for rebuilding the headstock. Take plenty of pictures. Ask questions on the Forum. Try not to hammer too hard on every thing except when removing the drive sleeve where I use a 24" long 1/2" rebar rod with the first 6" of ridges ground off. I use a large hammer and have to hit the rod quite hard at times to remove the drive sleeve.
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Take it all off...
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:26 pm
by 2centsworth
So being fairly new to taking apart and putting things back together my advise is "take it all off or apart". Having the advantage of a couple Shopsmiths laying around for viewing and testing I found with this forum and the sawdust sessions go for it and take it all off. I am in the middle of rebuilding two old greenies and have learned more in the past six weeks then the past six months. There is nothing that can't be fixed or replaced and with a good couple of mentors available go for it. I was always impressed with the shopsmith having bought a complete setup back in the mid eighties, but have been even more impressed just as to how well built they actually are. Fascinated I now own a 10E a 10ER a 500 a 510 and a 520 model. The simplicity of the machine and the ability of the machine is awesome. It can be intimidating at first and you don't want to screw up and damage your shopsmith. There are some great people out here who can put Humpty Dumpty back together again. All you have to do is ask. So my advise "TAKE IT ALL OFF"
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:45 am
by fitzhugh
Yes, I was wondering when I got the 82 and the greenie together for $250 (plus planer, bandsaw and jigsaw) if i got a good deal. I now realize I got a fantastic deal and it doesn't matter what others may or may not spend. They are so much fun to work on because they are so well made and because the help here is so fantastic. Eventually I hope to even work with them, not just on them
No rush though, this is too much fun. The fact that so far I've had no problem finding extra parts after putting a section back together and that the whole thing is quite elegantly designed and solidly made is great. Of course there are things that are imperfect, but fewer than any motorcycle or car I've owned.
You folk are fantastic.