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Okay! Those prior commitments are done, I've obtained a couple of replacement parts, and this is Day 1 for restoring this machine. I've never tackled a project like this before, so it's going to be a real "learn by doing" kind of deal. My initial plan is to focus first on the base, then us...

Many thanks for the welcome and words of advice. I'll certainly check out that Yahoo group. (Who even knew Yahoo was still around?) It turns out that I'm missing two important bits: the Floating Center / eccentric for the tailstock, and also the carriage locking lever. I have the two little wedge-pl...

Hello! :) I just obtained my first Shopsmith. It's a 10ER, serial 35123, in kind of rough shape. I want to get it functional, and looking like brand new. I know it'll take some work! So far the only thing I've done is lay out the box of parts and start figuring out what I have, and what's missing. L...