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OK, thanks for the advice. As soon as the bearing separator arrives I'll get right to it.

I used the HF bearing separator and puller for many years before I got a HF floor shop press. I still use the HF bearing separator and puller as some items do not fit in the shop press. I use short sections of pipe and a hammer to install the bearings making sure only the inner race is contacted ...

Greetings All! I need to replace the bearings on the jointer cutter head. Does the heat/cold method work with this or do I need to use an arbor? If I need to use an arbor will a 1 ton work? Do other methods such as the using the HF bearing separator and puller both pull and reinstall the bearing ...

OK, Thanks!

I managed to obtain 35 blades for a song but several need sharpening. Being a "do it yourself" type of guy, what do you guys recommend as a sharpener that will do the 1.25" arbor blades? Seems like a lot of them top out at 1".

I have looked on eBay to see if I could find a whole 510 table, considering a "permanent" addition. I will look at the VII table option as well.
I kind of thought that extending the quill a little wouldn't be a big deal.
If the pins are tapered wouldn't that preclude rotating the tubes unless the ...

After some more review I see the carriage extends behind the bottom of the table about 6 inches. When I look at the distance between where the bottom of the head would touch the carriage to where the shaper arbor would go through the bottom of the table, I see that the quill might have to be ...

Greetings All, I am curious about if the headstock can be put on the tubes "backwards" with the carriage still oriented the same way but on the now right side of the head. I'm thinking about doing a lot of shaper work and would like to use it under the table vs over. I realize the head and carriage ...

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. Yes I did get a power stand.
Thanks:)

I'm new to posting to the forum however I have been monitoring it for some time.
I obtained a power station, used and in working condition, however I do not know the various pulley sizes and belts needed for the various SPT's I could put on it. Could someone point me in the right direction please? A ...