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finally picking up my 10E tomorrow, need to fit it in my SUV and will probably be doing all the heavy lifting myself, so I want to reduce to manageable components.

There's a great post about breaking down a Mark 5/V at https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=85569&postcount=18

Any similar advice for the old old iron?

Thanks!

enyoc wrote:finally picking up my 10E tomorrow, need to fit it in my SUV and will probably be doing all the heavy lifting myself, so I want to reduce to manageable components.

There's a great post about breaking down a Mark 5/V at https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?p=85569&postcount=18

Any similar advice for the old old iron?

Thanks!

When I have to move an ER by myself, I break it all the way down. Fortunately, I have not had to do this with one that was rusted together. Drop the motor, remove the tie bar, remove the headstock, remove the worktable, remove the carriage, remove the way tubes, remove the headrest, remove the base with swing arm......load into truck. 3/16" and 1/8" allen wrenches will be of more use with a 10E/ER than the 5/32" mainstay of the Mark models.

The trick with 10 E/ER breakdown is the stand itself and not the components - the machine itself breaks down into fairly small, manageable pieces but most stands were home made and often stout and bulky. They also aren't attached to the stand with any specific stand bolt size...so I tend to bring a big bag full of wrench and socket sets, allen wrenches, rubber mallet, single-jack sledge, screwdrivers of various sizes, vice grips and channel locks etc. I also bring some boxes or milk crate for parts. Also, I've encountered some interesting wiring on some 10E's that required a bit of surgery to separate the motor from the headstock. Lastly, take a bunch of digital photos of everything before you disassemble, unless you are thoroughly familiar with how everything goes - they seem really intuitive but I always end up relying on this photos to know how everything was originally assembled.

thanks guys! I got lucky and the PO was in good shape and could help me load her; I left the shop made bench with him because I just did not have room, but it was a beauty as old as the 10E and built to the included blueprint. Stay tuned for a new thread with pics and video of the speed changer in action