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edma194 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:53 am Hi John, beautiful work. I got a 10ER from you a year or so ago. Is that the Greenie you had back then? I was impressed then with paint work you had done, like to find out how to do that some day. Great stuff, hope to see you again some time.

I remember that, Ed! And, yes, that's the greenie I had then. I finished it up right near the start of COVID, and have been working on SPTs and various period appropriate accessories to match it ever since. I expect to have all those up and running this summer, and maybe somewhere along the line we can find an opportunity for a New England Shopsmith Owners' barbeque to get some like minds together!

nuhobby wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:07 am Old meets new! That's one heck of a capable machine! Very nice work.

It was a really fun project. It started with a business trip to the Dayton area, when I took the opportunity to reach out to the Shopsmith team and was invited in to see the factory. Met some of the very nice key contributors there, including Jim McCann, who unknowingly inspired me to get my hands on a PowerPro kit. I found this really straight early Mark 5 (for $40...), and decided on a "showroom new" quality project with the updated power plant. It's the cornerstone of my tool set now, although I keep finding new uses for my 10ER as well!

algale wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:19 am I wish they never got away from that color scheme.

I have enough of the "hammered verde green" left that I want to do my in-process 10E the same way - nice two-tone finish looks great on any of these, especially if the bare metal polishes up nicely!

BuckeyeDennis wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 1:06 pm Beautiful machine!

...and it purrs like a kitten with the PowerPro!

rjent wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:09 pm Simply stunning!

Much appreciated! I'll start posting some of the SPTs as well...

This is a Model 630 Bandsaw, SN 20436 (from somewhere in the 1955-1956 vintage), that I restored recently. It was pretty grimy when I bought it for all of $60, but it hadn’t seen any weather abuse, so the metal and plastic were all in pretty restorable condition. All the old bushings and bearings were in surprisingly good shape as well, so the only mechanical upgrades I did were to the tires. Cleaning, polish, and paint and then reassembly, and I have a fine bandsaw to match my 1954 Mark 5.

Here is a picture of my restored 1956 Bandsaw Model 630 serial number 22784. Besides a good cleaning and paint I replaced the tires and it runs great. Since they still work well I kept the original back-up rollers on it. After polishing and repainting the logo the cover looked like new.

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chapmanruss wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:03 am After polishing and repainting the logo the cover looked like new.

I have a few scuffs in my cover that I never managed to remove. What technique and materials did you use to polish yours?

Those both look great. I'm looking for comments on how you both primed and/or painted the plastic cover (or otherwise restored it). And whether you use the BS and have had any issues. I would have expected the flexibility of the plastic to be a problem for most finishes.

- David

DLB wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:05 pm Those both look great. I'm looking for comments on how you both primed and/or painted the plastic cover (or otherwise restored it).

I really didn’t do much to my cover - it was in pretty good shape aside from being grimy. I wiped it off with a mild cleaning solution, and shined up the surface with a little paste wax. The scuffs were minimal, and the painted logo was in good enough shape to leave it as-is.