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I mentioned the list I have made of Model 10's before. These are tools I have either see in person or ones I have seen enough pictures of to be able to identify them. The first thing on my list is the serial number and which of the 3 Logo Plates it has. I include it's location and where found. More specific to the tools is which version of the Headstock, Base, Headrest, Extension Table, Tailstock, Fence, Blade Guard, Lathe Arm, Belt Cover and Trunnion it has. These are generally easy to visually identify. Which Way Tubes or Table Posts it has is something that is not easily identifiable from pictures. Other parts require disassembly to find out so I only have that information on tools I have owned. It is from my list that I can generally see when many changes occurred. It is information from owners like you Ron that help fill in blanks. I would be willing to bet Your 10ER S/N 94997 has the last version of the parts I list on my chart unless something was replaced with an earlier version. It happens.

One of the problems identifying when accessories or changes came out is with the pictures that accompany the descriptions in catalogs. An example can be seen in the May 1, 1949 4-page Shopsmith Accessories catalog. On page 1 it has a listing for the Miter Gauge Extension mounted on the later Miter Gauge. Page 2 has the Front Table Extension with the early Miter Gauge on it. Page 4 has the Miter Gauge Stop Rod mounted on the early Miter Gauge. From this example I can only guess that the later Miter Gauge was already being supplied with new Shopsmiths but older pictures were still being used in the catalog. This is an issue that had occurred for many years in the catalogs and something I have noted before. Another example would be the Drum Sander which still showed the original machined Aluminum version through the 0151 Accessory Catalog. After that the “picture” is too small to tell if it is the cast aluminum version for sure until the 1954 Accessory Catalog. The machined aluminum Drum Sander is less common which leads me to believe they were not produced as long as the Model 10 cast aluminum version was. The cast aluminum Drum Sander changed at the end of 1953 from a ¼” set screw to the current 5/16” set screw. All possible set screws in accessories for the Shopsmith tools changed in late 1953 to set screws using a 5/32” Allen Wrench. This was in anticipation of the introduction of the Mark 5 and having only 1 tool, the 5/32” Allen Wrench needed for changeovers. There were some exceptions to the set screw size and still are today.

Another thing happening about the same time was the standardization of socket (allen) screws. You never see a new version of those unusual screws from the past. Case in point, the cap screw that tightens the shaper fence. Originally they were 1/4" cap screws with a 5/32 allen socket. In order to keep the 5/32 allen socket screw they had to go to the smaller(3/16?) cap screw. I think that was a mistake.

I had mentioned in my opening post about the Model 10ER I got for free from a person using the best parts from a 10E and a 10ER. He had put the Metal Extension Table on the Wood Bracket and Tailstock. He kept the 10E Headstock for his along with many of the 10E parts. Below is a picture of his Model 10 with the Metal Extension Table on the Wood Bracket and Tailstock. In the foreground is the one I received with the old wood on the Metal Bracket and Tailstock. Notice on his he used a Knob and Stud in the upper Stud and Wingnut hole of the Tailstock.
It is possible to use the Base Plate Knob and Stud Screw in place of the Tailstock Stud and Wingnut. These varied slightly in length and with a washer the slightly longer ones will work as shown in the picture below. I believe this is what Everett was showing in one of his documents about different part versions.
Until this week that was the only time had seen someone use the Metal Extension Table on the Wood Bracket and Tailstock. Right now, there are two Model 10E’s for sale set up that way. One is for sale near Eugene OR and the other is for sale near Everett WA. Notice the in the second picture for the one from Everett WA it is using a Mark 5 Extension Table which is even stranger. It still has the Model 10 Main Table and early Fence without the rear lock.
Now from my experience the Bracket and Tailstock assembly for the Wood Tables is not as stable and accurate as the one for the Metal Table. So why not change the whole assembly as was made available in the Metal Extension Table Up-grade Kit. Somewhere there is a Metal Extension Table Bracket and Tailstock to go with them. There is not a lot of extra miscellaneous parts available. Except for extra parts from Shopsmith’s upgraded at the time they were being made all the individual parts for sale now had to come from complete units.

As a final note the Model 10ER I received for free was restored using correct parts for it.

Speaking about extension tables, what have you found on the cast iron extension table? They are very rare. I have only heard of maybe 2 or 3 besides the one I have.

There is one listed on ebay at the moment, They think very highly of it $$$, and the pictures are very grainy.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/RARE-STEEL-Shop ... SwTztevsVC

rpd wrote:There is one listed on ebay at the moment, They think very highly of it $$$, and the pictures are very grainy.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/RARE-STEEL-Shop ... SwTztevsVC

That one has been on and off eBay for a long time for the same price. Everything that seller lists has a premium price.

John,

You know more about them than I do since you have one. Besides yours, the only one I have seen pictures of is the one for sale on eBay Ron provided the link to. He (Karen's husband) has been trying to sell it off and on for a long time. Best guess, as we previously talked about, is that they were a prototype Metal Extension Table made when preparing to change from the wood one. One thing I noticed on both yours John and the one on eBay is the Bracket. Both have the adjustable one with oval slots for the mounting bolts. Is yours the Bracket that came with it? Below is a picture of the 4 different Table Brackets I have had. Note the 2nd one. Also they are in the order I believe that they came out based on the Serial Numbers they came with.
The 2nd one with the round mounting holes is not a common one as far as I have seen.

chapmanruss wrote:John,

You know more about them than I do since you have one. Besides yours, the only one I have seen pictures of is the one for sale on eBay Ron provided the link to. He (Karen's husband) has been trying to sell it off and on for a long time. Best guess, as we previously talked about, is that they were a prototype Metal Extension Table made when preparing to change from the wood one. One thing I noticed on both yours John and the one on eBay is the Bracket. Both have the adjustable one with oval slots for the mounting bolts. Is yours the Bracket that came with it? Below is a picture of the 4 different Table Brackets I have had. Note the 2nd one. Also they are in the order I believe that they came out based on the Serial Numbers they came with.

104-6R to C 2336 Extension Table Brackets r.jpg
The 2nd one with the round mounting holes is not a common one as far as I have seen.

Hard to tell for sure from the photo, but the bracket on the one John has appears to be the type 4 (long) bracket, If so it would possibly indicate it being late in production rather than early.

chapmanruss wrote:John,

You know more about them than I do since you have one. Besides yours, the only one I have seen pictures of is the one for sale on eBay Ron provided the link to. He (Karen's husband) has been trying to sell it off and on for a long time. Best guess, as we previously talked about, is that they were a prototype Metal Extension Table made when preparing to change from the wood one. One thing I noticed on both yours John and the one on eBay is the Bracket. Both have the adjustable one with oval slots for the mounting bolts. Is yours the Bracket that came with it? Below is a picture of the 4 different Table Brackets I have had. Note the 2nd one. Also they are in the order I believe that they came out based on the Serial Numbers they came with.

104-6R to C 2336 Extension Table Brackets r.jpg
The 2nd one with the round mounting holes is not a common one as far as I have seen.

I know we discussed this before. I just thought I would put a post in this thread that is all inclusive of all things Model 10.

Yes, that is the bracket it came with. It is the third one from the left in your picture (7" long).