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I hate to throw anything away but I've also learned that if I don't get rid of stuff, I'll end up like my dad with sheds full of things he hasn't seen in years.

I've got a 10er lathe center that's in horrible condition. It's awfully pitted. It has been soaked in rust remover but I haven't done anything else to it, including it taking it apart. The photo below is post rust remover - yeah, it's that bad.

That said, if anyone has thinks they can make use of it, let me know and it's yours. Just PM me with your address.

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ddvann79 wrote:I hate to throw anything away but I've also learned that if I don't get rid of stuff, I'll end up like my dad with sheds full of things he hasn't seen in years.

I've got a 10er lathe center that's in horrible condition. It's awfully pitted. It has been soaked in rust remover but I haven't done anything else to it, including it taking it apart. The photo below is post rust remover - yeah, it's that bad.

That said, if anyone has thinks they can make use of it, let me know and it's yours. Just PM me with your address.

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Well now that looks quite salvageable to me! Sent you a PM!

JPG40504 wrote:Well now that looks quite salvageable to me! Sent you a PM!

Sold to the man in the back in the black hat! Thanks for looking folks.

JPG40504 wrote:Well now that looks quite salvageable to me! Sent you a PM!

Congratulations on your acquisition of a like new lathe center. Like you, I see it as quite salvageable.
Kudos also to ddvann79 for the recycling approach.
I "HATE" to throw something away that has any life left in it...

Y'all shall see it again!(assuming I can remember and find this thread when I finish operating on it(them)). And it doesn't get lost in the holiday mail rush!

Well I followed up on my promise that you would see it again, but I put it in the wrong thread!:(

Here tis!

Wow! JPG that looks very good. What a recovery! Hoping to see when it is finished and ready for service. It is so good to see folks reuse stuff that has remaining life. Grew up that way. My grandpa (born 1879) wouldn't throw away a screw or nail. Thanks for this thread.

swampgator wrote:Wow! JPG that looks very good. What a recovery! Hoping to see when it is finished and ready for service. It is so good to see folks reuse stuff that has remaining life. Grew up that way. My grandpa (born 1879) wouldn't throw away a screw or nail. Thanks for this thread.

Thank ddvann79!

Dad bought my Goldie in 1976 from a Gentleman in Lampasas, Texas who purchased it new somewhere in Fort Worth, Texas. Dad was living in Lake Worth, TX at the time, on the outskirts of Fort Worth and was employed as an Ag Teacher. Dad grew up in Lampasas so he knew this gentleman. Several years later, an old-timer (in Dad's words) found out that Dad had purchased the Shopsmith and had a box of extra Shopsmith parts that he wanted to give to my father. Turns out the old-timer had 10er parts in there too, along with some other tools I have acquired and plan to restore including a wooden handled chisel and old bench plane remnants. It also included the tool rest and banjo in that lot that I'm pretty sure were 10er vintage but I'm repainting them Goldie colors since I don't have any other. From what I understand, the Dallas/Fort Worth area were the only retail centers for Shopsmith for our neck of the woods in the 50's and 60's so I assume that's where the 10er parts came from, unless they were mail order. I already have a Mark 5 lathe center so didn't need the 10er center that came with the lot. JPG pointed out that's the machine it belonged to, as opposed to my Mark 5.

I've since traded off an aluminum sanding disc for parts I don't have and sent off the lathe center to JPG because I can't bear to chunk a piece of useful machinery and history; especially one that has utility to someone with the right SS.

Well, Dad's Goldie and the extra parts ended up in a native rock storage barn on my parents' place in Lampasas County when they finally moved back 8 or 10 years ago, after moving all over Texas. After several years of Dad offering the Goldie to me I finally gave in this past October and dug it out of that old rock barn. Man, am I glad I did. I found the box of extras over Thanksgiving. And now the Goldie has returned to Fort Worth where it was originally purchased in 1962 (well, Benbrook). The coincidental interest to me is that I ended up in Fort Worth for no other reason than a job opportunity, not because of my parents' tenure here.

It's not a sweeping romance saga, but it's meaningful to me. Dad knew the gentleman he bought it from and has told me his name but I have neglected to write it down for posterity. I'm working on my second 3-ring binder of SS memorabilia so that seems a good place for this machine's history. As for the 10er parts; some of them are staying with me and one lathe center headed off to a new life in Kentucky and I couldn't be happier that it will be revived in the hands of someone who appreciates it, instead of rusting in an obscure box of parts or in a dump. Thanks, JPG, for doing that.

I don't want the forum to turn into a trading post, but I've sure benefited from this aspect thanks to Mickyd, JPG and Alec in Cap Cod (along with many others' words of advice). I've seen others acquire parts they need and advice to keep machines running. I just can't say enough good things about the character and generosity of the individuals that frequent this forum. This is the first forum I've ever followed with any regularity that wasn't politically motivated and I'm truly grateful to know there are kind, civil, thoughtful and ingenuitive people still in this country. Come to think of it, a curse word on this forum is rare, while a word of encouragement or admonition is common. Thank you all for that.

ddvann79 wrote:Dad bought my Goldie in 1976 from a Gentleman in Lampasas, Texas who purchased it new somewhere in Fort Worth, Texas. Dad was living in Lake Worth, TX at the time, on the outskirts of Fort Worth and was employed as an Ag Teacher. Dad grew up in Lampasas so he knew this gentleman. Several years later, an old-timer (in Dad's words) found out that Dad had purchased the Shopsmith and had a box of extra Shopsmith parts that he wanted to give to my father. Turns out the old-timer had 10er parts in there too, along with some other tools I have acquired and plan to restore including a wooden handled chisel and old bench plane remnants. It also included the tool rest and banjo in that lot that I'm pretty sure were 10er vintage but I'm repainting them Goldie colors since I don't have any other. From what I understand, the Dallas/Fort Worth area were the only retail centers for Shopsmith for our neck of the woods in the 50's and 60's so I assume that's where the 10er parts came from, unless they were mail order. I already have a Mark 5 lathe center so didn't need the 10er center that came with the lot. JPG pointed out that's the machine it belonged to, as opposed to my Mark 5.

I've since traded off an aluminum sanding disc for parts I don't have and sent off the lathe center to JPG because I can't bear to chunk a piece of useful machinery and history]And now the Goldie has returned to Fort Worth where it was originally purchased in 1962[/B] (well, Benbrook). The coincidental interest to me is that I ended up in Fort Worth for no other reason than a job opportunity, not because of my parents' tenure here.

It's not a sweeping romance saga, but it's meaningful to me. Dad knew the gentleman he bought it from and has told me his name but I have neglected to write it down for posterity. I'm working on my second 3-ring binder of SS memorabilia so that seems a good place for this machine's history. As for the 10er parts; some of them are staying with me and one lathe center headed off to a new life in Kentucky and I couldn't be happier that it will be revived in the hands of someone who appreciates it, instead of rusting in an obscure box of parts or in a dump. Thanks, JPG, for doing that.

I don't want the forum to turn into a trading post, but I've sure benefited from this aspect thanks to Mickyd, JPG and Alec in Cap Cod (along with many others' words of advice). I've seen others acquire parts they need and advice to keep machines running. I just can't say enough good things about the character and generosity of the individuals that frequent this forum. This is the first forum I've ever followed with any regularity that wasn't politically motivated and I'm truly grateful to know there are kind, civil, thoughtful and ingenuitive people still in this country. Come to think of it, a curse word on this forum is rare, while a word of encouragement or admonition is common. Thank you all for that.

Well Said! I appreciate the 'history'. As I said earlier, you gonna love that machine!

Hope you can extend the appreciation to the next generation!(start early[now!]).