In Appreciation - Shopsmith 10-ER Owner's Manual

The subsequent models that came after 1953 10ER's named the (Mark 5) affectionately known as the 'Greenies', introduced in 1954 the
most widely known 'profile' of the Shopsmith that remains in production today, with improvements and 21
You need to be aware of the vast array of information that is contained in the forums, and I wholeheartedly invite you to become a
member.... It's free. It is primarily focused on the newer gear 60 years old or less, but a good many owners have both vintages.
For those most interested in 10E and 10ER, one needs to join the 10ER Shopsmith Users Group at Yahoo.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Shopsmith10ERusers/info
Membership requires approval, but it is free as well.
My effort in this document has been to restore legible documentation that came in the 10ER Owner's Guides which are hard to find in
original form, and the poor quality photocopied manuals you can spend good money for on eBay and other sites often with poor legibility,
can be painfully hard to read and the illustrations, almost illegible. There are several releases of the manual from 1948-1953 with minor
revisions and updates. In 1953 Montgomery Wards catalog listed both the 10ER and the Mark 5 models.
For those of us who are optically challenged already (we don't see as well as we once did), this Restored guide is for you, and using PDF
format, you can enlarge it to better view it.
USE THESE AND ALL TOOLS WITH DILIGENT CARE being mindful there are safer ways to accomplish some tasks today than are depicted in
the Restored manual that follows.
The blade cover and feather board, which can retrofit your 60 year old unit, has been standard equipment for some time
Feather-boards of all types are available to improve safety. Order them today at Shopsmith 800 543-7586 -
Think – Safety First – it can never be second.
Before you dismiss the notion that upgrading and acquiring the safety features is not for you, if you won't do it for yourself, consider the
child or grand-child that will someday inherit your tools, just as perhaps you have. As you introduce that next generation to the joys and
rewards of woodworking, teaching them today about safety and having them help you do those things together is a teaching moment you,
and grandma can justify, believe me.
This restored March 1953 MAGNA 10ER manual is donated without cost to the worldwide Shopsmith Community and is not to be sold.
Many thanks are given to James Grange Sr. and John Burger for their contributions in time helping me prepare and correct this document.
Owner's Guide v1.01
MAGNA 10ER
One can use the Shopsmith as a Shaper or Router certainly, but there are
safety features and functionality in Shaper / Routers today, not present in 1947
that you may want to consider today.
Equally, many of the safety features today can be retrofitted to your Shopsmith
in some manner to improve your safety operating it. The 4" Jointer is but one
example. The design of the Jointer other than how it mounted had not
changed materially for decades when Shopsmith (Magna) applied to patent
theirs, 1 Jun 1951.
The same basic machine, as sold today, has the following safety features that
can be added to your 60 year old one.
The Auxiliary Fence Kit 555655 (left) is just under $70 and far cheaper than any
emergency room visit I can imagine.

IN APPRECIATION

restored by Everett L. Davis – 2016 - Donated without cost to the worldwide Shopsmith Community
30
st
century technologies aboard.
https://www.shopsmith.com/
Everett