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Thanks, MUCH work time saved!

I'm guessing then that the previous owner was working on it and put that in there, but didn't get to the hole drilling. Or else it's not the original spring.....

Thinking on that, the spring would be backwards if it was attached that way. Odd.....

Well, after trying to get a temp password (I just remembered my original) I decided to go down and mess with the spring. I did the punch for a mark, and decided to punch it all the way. Dern punch refused to come out! When I got drilling I saw a bit of smoke. The bit was to dull and the wood under t...

Last October I purchased a second 10ER (w/speedchanger) and a separate complete headstock. The springs in both headstocks had the ends broke off and need repair. I found this thread and the repairs call for drilling the new holes. I tried this a bit after I got them, but I could barely scratch the s...