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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:03 pm
by zacker
well that S****s! Id have to make some sort of table that can stand on its own and sorta slide it up to the 10's table then... Oh boy.... and without a really good fence it may make life harder than it need be. Ill have to think o n it. Wish i knew someone who had one local.. one i could go mess with to see if i like it. Dang! could a TS from a newer model be put on the machine?
I really dont wanna spend over 3 G's for a new machine..lol
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:35 pm
by robinson46176
zacker wrote:Wish i knew someone who had one local.. one i could go mess with to see if i like it.
I will still be home for about 3 hours yet...
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:39 pm
by zacker
robinson46176 wrote:I will still be home for about 3 hours yet...
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lol.. if you could wait, I can be there by noon, sunday....lol
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:51 pm
by JPG
zacker wrote:lol.. if you could wait, I can be there by noon, sunday....lol
Isn't 'Wannabe' from 'CT'?
Sounds to me like you might be better off keeping yer current TS and do all that modifying to it. Then these other options you have been considering may be more relevant.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:02 pm
by skou
There are 2 major "issues" with the ERs.
1) the ER is made of a LOT of cast iron. If you didn't know cast iron is HEAVY! (Think drill-press mode.)
2) the saw feature is about the weakest part of the ER. (Or, any of the Shopsmith models, but the ER is the worst.)
As has been mentioned, the ER is probably the best lathe in the bunch, and I think the drill-press is great, too. (Except for that weight issue!)
steve
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:01 am
by JPG
skou wrote:There are 2 major "issues" with the ERs.
1) the ER is made of a LOT of cast iron. If you didn't know cast iron is HEAVY! (Think drill-press mode.)
2) the saw feature is about the weakest part of the ER. (Or, any of the Shopsmith models, but the ER is the worst.)
As has been mentioned, the ER is probably the best lathe in the bunch, and I think the drill-press is great, too. (Except for that weight issue!)
steve
Only if you drop it down from 'vertical'!:D
Re: Shopsmith 10ER
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:38 pm
by JPG
Ya read the 'rules'?
No trading post allowed here.
However the beans have been 'spilled'.
If anyone is interested they can PM you.
Re: Shopsmith 10ER
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:52 pm
by skou
JPG, after fighting The Milpitas Monster, what does he care about
rules for?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milpitas_Monster
(Sorry, grew up in Sunnyvale.)
steve
Shopsmith 10ER blade size
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:44 pm
by hillsmi
My 10-ER, which I have had for a number of years, S/N 66050 (passed down from grandfather), but not used much, is in need of a blade change. Current one that came with the machine is a tad warped. It is a 7-1/4".
With the standard table insert, can the machine take a larger blade size, such as an 8" or 10", or do I need to stay with the 7-1/4" size?
Additionally, something that has always bugged me, and wondering if there is a fix...The belt guard cover seems to be a bit high with dictated table heights for certain work, and when running long stock through off the left side, it makes contact with the belt cover. Is there a solution for this?
Also, can someone direct me to a good set of drive belt replacements?
Thank you for your time.
Re: Shopsmith 10ER
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:51 pm
by JPG
It was originally an 8" saw.
The belt cover was changed to provide greater clearance, but with that high SN I am guessing you already have the 'lower' one.
Post a pix.
As for the drive 'belts', do you have the speed changer(requires two belts).