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John B.,
Please tell the story how you happened upon this original manual? Very nice!
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John D,
Excellent, I had to laugh when I saw that little plastic piece on your exposed threads. You can’t see mine in the photo, however I installed a piece of tubing on mine as well because it kept wearing the paint off in that spot!
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DarrenDD wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:49 pm John B.,
Please tell the story how you happened upon this original manual? Very nice!
Well, it was pretty simple and not very interesting. :) Someone listed it on eBay. I don't remember what I paid for it or whether it was a Buy It Now or a bid. I knew it was special because I had never heard of or seen one so I had to have it. I uploaded a copy to Vintage Machinery on 4 Jul 2015 so I must have gotten it earlier that year.
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John has some very nice historical Shopsmith Model 10 items including this original manual, not to forget the autographed copy of the book Power Tool Woodworking for Everyone and the rare lower belt guard. In John's possession these items are preserved and not lost.

As I understand it this original manual for the Shopsmith Model 10E was kind of a rush job to have a manual ready to ship out with the original 250 Model 10E's going to West Coast Montgomery Ward stores. The printed manuals were not going to be ready in time, so these typed mimeographed manuals were made with the intent of replacing them with printed manuals when available. It is unfortunate that with at least 250 of these manuals going out with Model 10E's most have not survived.
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All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
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Here is another rare Model 10 item. I have two of them. It is the accessory rear fence lock for the 10E table saw fence. I just need another 10E fence for the second one.
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Speaking of 10E fences, here is one that I got with one of my Model 10's. The owner added a shop made rear lock and the bar on the top. It appears to be a series of dedicated stops. Probably for repeated drilling operations. I can't think of any other purpose. The stops rotate in and out of position and are made of phenolic. The stops barely overhang the top edge of the fence but they will allow a piece of stock to butt up against them.
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I don't have a "fancy" one with stops like John's Model 10E Fence above, but it is an interesting addition to the fence. Someone saw a need and made something to fill that need.

I do have a Model 10E Miter with an interesting addition. It came with a Model 10E I bought about 8 years ago.

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This is the only hold down I have seen like this on a Shopsmith Miter. Likely made for another brand but was adapted to this early Model 10E Miter.
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Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
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Early 10-E (?) Motor Pulley

This is a motor pulley intended for what I’m guessing was a Model 10-E, but seemingly never used. I’ve never seen any other accessory item in a box of this style, there’s no Magna-style part number on the label, and the pulley itself doesn’t have any manufacturer’s markings on it as one would typically see on a 10-ER pulley.

Any other examples of this labeling style out there, or hints as to the origin of this piece?
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John Dalton
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
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Yuba “Goldie” Mark 5 Brochure

This is the truest representation I’ve seen of the “goldie” color scheme, from a 1960 Yuba Power Products brochure for their then recently restyled version of the Mark 5.

Inside this brochure, the pages are identical to the later and more common Magna American version of the “goldie” brochure (even Shopsmith Inc. used the same graphics in their early red background brochures for their Mark V).
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Side by side comparison of the Yuba (left) and Magna American “goldie” brochures.
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John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
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Lambswool: the Shopsmith Secret Weapon

I think Americans had a lot to polish back in the 1950’s - pot & pans, family silver, shoes - you name it. And their Shopsmith systems were ready to provide that essential function… so long as you had your lambswool!

Here are some examples from the Magna Engineering catalog, including the early part number format. You could wrap these around either your sanding drum or 6” lathe plate for all your polishing needs
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John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
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