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Hey Mike! I have not given too much thought on that repair yet. I think I am missing a part that goes into that collar? Perhaps at some point I will get it and the tie-rod welded. I might have to buy some welders next:D

That collar is one of the anomalies I was pointing at. For one, it is shaped very differently than any other collar I've seen. I've never seen a collar that had a lip opposite the depth stop where a bolt like could be put through it. There is a big chunk missing from the center. I'm trying to recall for sure, but I think the collar is one piece, not two. Maybe this is a very early design (based on the low serial number)? Or maybe it's a hand made replacement?

I take that back. I just looked through all 5 versions of the manual I have. The "Montgomery Ward" version of the Model E manual shows the collar like you have.

The drill chuck, which I also thought looked odd, seems consistent with the "Montgomery Ward" Model E manual. The tailstock is definitely from the E. But, as mentioned before, the rip fence and extension table are from an ER model. And although there's no depth indicator dial, the quill feed spring cover is an ER version.

Hey Heath!
How about a link or PDF of the parts that make up the end of the quill so that I know what I need to buy/make. I am hoping to make a dedicated jig-saw out of this machine, but I believe that I need a tapered end on the quill to stabilize the jig.
Thank You! Mark

mark-b wrote:Hey Heath!
How about a link or PDF of the parts that make up the end of the quill so that I know what I need to buy/make. I am hoping to make a dedicated jig-saw out of this machine, but I believe that I need a tapered end on the quill to stabilize the jig.
Thank You! Mark

I think I downloaded that particular manual from the 10ER Gmail account. Log in to gmail with the following info:

Username: 10ERUsers
Password: castiron

Click the "4 more" link on the left menu bar. Then click "All Mail."

who runs this gmail account??
they really need to put in some lables so that you dont have to go through all the mail to find what you want

kameljoe21 wrote:who runs this gmail account??
they really need to put in some lables so that you dont have to go through all the mail to find what you want

I have no idea. But personally, I think it's a horrible method for archiving these documents. Not only is it completely unorganized, but anybody could log in and delete everything.

Hey Heath!
Thanks for posting that link. I made a copy of to Monkey Wards' User Manual.
It doesn't look like I am missing a part on the quill tip, however I will have to fabricate a tapered ring that will slip over the quill (after removal of the broken depth stop collar) and hold my jigsaw at a centered position. As this ring doesnt spin I will check to see how close I can get with a piece of ABS or PVC.
Thanks Again!
Mark

Just throwing this in here, a 1954 magazine special edition that I picked up at an Antique store Sunday afternoon:

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The articles already had some 10ER "clones" from Power Tools, Inc. (the "Supershop") and Emrick ("6 in 1 Shop"), ranging from $79.95 to $159.95.

But -- the brand-new Modern Shopsmith Mark 5 was shown, at $269.50.

Lots of neat nostalgia, and so nice to know that these Shopsmiths never die!

Nice find! How many pages is it? Is there any way you could scan the contents, or is it too long?