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Last ShopSmith ER rebuild

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I like to pick up old Shopsmith ER’s the rebuild them. Is a lot cheaper than rebuilding 50’ and 60’s street rods. These machines are really built and I was surprise to see how many others enjoy them. Right now the garage is too full and I have to find a home for some of them. But here is what the last one turned out looking like. At this time I have four more to work on in the shop and get ready to show. I have picked up several from the original owners that purchased them in 1948 and 1951.
Thanks and hope you like it.
Bill

-- Bill, Broken Arrow OK.


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WayneC

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posted 120 days ago

Very nice. How long does it take you to restore one?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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Bill Hayes

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posted 120 days ago

This one took me about four weekends. All the head bearinging were fine so just a clean up on the head and then painting. The legs took the longest to remove the rust and then reseal and paint.
If I can ever find a bead blaster at the right price it will really speed it up. Spent one weekend just buffing all the parts so they would look good.
Thanks for looking
Bill

-- Bill, Broken Arrow OK.

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Randy

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posted 120 days ago

Wow!
That is really remarkable. It most be gratifing to bring about those changes.

-- If you have gone through a whole day without learning something new, you wasted it.

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Bill Hayes

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posted 120 days ago

It is very relaxing andwhen I am done I have just as much fun using them as making them look good. I guess saving them from the scrap pile is why I do it and also seeing how much I can bring them back to original. Wife cannot see why I need so many but most started in boxes and pieces before I started putting them back. Now I have four set up and that doesn’t count the full shopsmiths I have. I have a Brownie anniversary from 1961 and the one that started me on all of this I bought new in 1994 a MkV 510 model
thanks for the comments.
Bill

-- Bill, Broken Arrow OK.

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Praki

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posted 119 days ago

Bill,

This is very impressive. There is something very gratifying about restoring old machines from a rusty state to the gleaming condition it once was.

I hope you can blog the process of restoring one in detail.

Praki

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

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pyromedic602

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posted 119 days ago

Very nice restoration. It looks as good or better than my 520. Great job.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

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Napaman

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posted 119 days ago

wow…make sure SST see’s this!!! Great Job on the restore…I also own a 520…and love it…but there really is something cool about restoring an old machine…thanks for sharing this!!!

I think we need to get a little LJ SS forum going—-there are quite a few of us here!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 119 days ago

Seriously nice work!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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Dadoo

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posted 119 days ago

I too own an old 10E that I recently acquired from my father-in-law. It works, but is in poor shape. I too enjoy rebuilding old machines and am looking forward to restoring this one. Nice job Bill!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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