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I've been thinking about this "pre-1986" (per SS) upgrade to Model 520, the threaded holes and all that. Specifically, if you had this configuration how would you align the rail to the table top to the rail using the jig. Countersunk screw holes to threaded holes does not lend itself to freeplay ...

Update: received from SS upgrade kit part no 555983. See photos. Like many have commented, the placement of the middle holes on the main table for this version is the big issue. Now I really have a bastard setup. Functional, but not preferred. First off, the front and rear main table rails have an ...

Hi all,
I really do appreciate the discussion and points made within the posts on this thread. Please know that I am just a lone long term SS owner with exposure to only the one system I purchased in Fall 1986. Until this issue I never had any idea that there were multiple main tables or rail ...

Thanks for all the responses and historical information. I purchased my SS 510 at the Western Washington Fair in September 1986 in my 20's. In addition to the 510 (lastest and most advanced at the time), my purchase included a bandsaw, planer, jigsaw, and dust collector). A friend of mine had a SS ...

Thanks all for the replies. If indeed my system (S/N 004262) was manufactured in August 1986, SS used the old style round tubes that did NOT have the studs. The holes in the main and extension tables are threaded.
I am still trying to get SS Customer Support to help resolve this issue. All I am ...

I waited many years to upgrade the rail assembly and fence on my Mark 510. Purchased the system in 1986 (Serial number 004262). So I recently purchased the MARK V 510 to MARK 7 Pro Fence Upgrade (555982) and attempted the installation this weekend.

On both the front and rear rail assemblies, the ...