A while ago, I got a 10er off a guy on Craigslist for free. It came one step above a bucket of bolts. It was mostly seized by rust. The guy I got it from wanted to restore it but never found the time.
That was nine months ago and I finally found the time to complete the restoration.
This is what it looked like when I got it.
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This is what it looked like as of last night.
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I think my favorite part about this machine is the original SS casters that came with it. A wheel on each was seized but some vice grips and WD-40 were enough to loosen each.
Let me know your thoughts!
Looking for ways to convince my wife to let me spend more time in the shop.
Thanks! She isn't as clean as I wish she'd be but I'm very, very happy with how it turned out. Everything moves smoothly now, even better than my main 10ER. I'm thinking I need to give my main a once over to compete.
Looking for ways to convince my wife to let me spend more time in the shop.
Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Very nice. And you did a great job on the bench too.
Ron Dyck
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
Bench looks great! Nice job, should work for another 65 years!
Dick 1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
I really love the bench, it sure is nicer than the one that came with my main 10ER. I'm thinking about swapping the two benches, especially since I told my wife I'll be selling the second SS. It was a condition of getting a CNC for the shop.
I think the biggest issue in swapping benches is that the holes won't line up because the 10ER models are slightly different.
Looking for ways to convince my wife to let me spend more time in the shop.
My motto is "Never get rid of a ShopSmith ... Even if you have to hide it"
Dick 1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
And you did a great job on the bench too. 
