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The Canada/US exchange rate is ridiculous now. I don't think Ill be buying upgrades for a while. I bought the saw guards thinking they would fit my 500 but the table leg hits the dust collector outlet about two inches before the blade lines up with the insert. I also bought a 520 carriage only to fi...

I'm about to dive into FB Marketplace and Craig's List . This is on you guys!

I appreciate the replies guys. Looks like I'll have to save some money. I wanted to upgrade to the 520 for the bigger table and extensions and better fence. I definitely have the 500 fence. Previous owner didn't have a guard of any kind. Not willing to do that. So I need the 520 table, extensions, g...

JPG wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:48 am So keep thy body parts away from moving parts with teeth.

Words to live by!

Could I just go with the 555608 arbor? Its longer and 5/8". looks like I need some new blades anyway.
Could I just add the front and rear rail assemblies to my Mark 5 (500) table so I can use the better fence?

Thanks for the replies guys. And the links. I have some reading to do! And pictures will be on tomorrow. IMG_0093.jpg[/attachment This is as far as the guard goes on the quill. [attachment=5]IMG_0094.jpg The second pic shows where the arbor sits . Notice that the blade is touching the guard and the ...

Hi everyone. This might get long so please bear with me. I bought the afore mentioned SS and was very excited. Had no idea this existed. I got it home and saw that it didn't have the upper and lower saw guards. So I immediately got on the web and started looking. Low and behold Ebay had a host of SS...