Do I belong to a Shopsmith?

Cavediver · Post by **Cavediver** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:35 pm

Please help. I'm lost and don't know where I belong. My owner found me in a box with a bunch of 10E parts, but I don't know if they're my family or not. If you know where I belong, please tell me!

Thank you,
Rusty

dgale · Post by **dgale** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:47 pm

Cavediver wrote:Please help. I'm lost and don't know where I belong. My owner found me in a box with a bunch of 10E parts, but I don't know if they're my family or not. If you know where I belong, please tell me!

Thank you,
Rusty

That is the original 10E table riser - this was available as an accessory and then they switched over to the more typical table riser that 10ERs have. I need one for one of my 10E if you are interested in selling it (or trading for other 10E/10ER parts) - send me a PM if so. I presume the newer version is the preferred design (since this is what they switched to and what everyone has) but I'm a stickler for restoring my 10E's with the original 10E stuff, however illogical that sometimes is.

Here's a couple photos of what it should look like cleaned up, as well as the original manual:

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:05 pm

They also be somewhat rare.

Cavediver · Post by **Cavediver** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:21 pm

Well I'll be darned. My initial guess was that it belonged to the table assembly, but I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. After looking around for it and only finding images of the later screw-type setup, I started figuring it belonged to another machine and got tossed in my box by mistake.

The funny part is that I was about a day away from ordering one of the later versions, figuring they're reasonably cheap and it wouldn't hurt to have it

dgale, I'm not sure what the ultimate plan is for this machine. Right now it's a lathe and it's not getting a facelift, but that's probably going to change somewhere down the road. I will, however, put your name in with the paperwork, and if I decide to sell it off I'll give you first crack at it.

Thanks guys!

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:35 pm

Can I have 'crack 2'?:)

Cavediver · Post by **Cavediver** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:39 pm

You certainly can.

It's likely I'll keep it with the machine, but I'll get in touch if I change my mind.

dgale · Post by **dgale** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:42 am

Cavediver wrote:You certainly can.

It's likely I'll keep it with the machine, but I'll get in touch if I change my mind.

Soak it in some evaporust and it should clean up nicely

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:48 am

dgale wrote:Soak it in some evaporust and it should clean up nicely

Remove the aluminum knobs first!;)

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:46 am

I'm interested in how this performs compared to the more common and traditional table raising crank. I was under the impression this was more for "micro" type adjustments. Sort of the 10E/ER version of this: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... collar.htm

Cavediver · Post by **Cavediver** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:07 pm

I don't have one of those to compare to, so the best I can do is measure the amount of travel per revolution of the adjustment knob. I'd hazard a guess that the newer version is faster with less control, but it's just that: a guess.

Regarding the mechanism I have: what are the two ears with bolts for? Adjusting the angle of the extension bar? Also, any chance someone knows the thread pattern for the mounting bolt?