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Does anyone out there have better pictures of the Thicknessing Jig that is used in his video? I downloaded the plans but can't quite see how to attach the opposite end from the handle? Why the 7/16" cut out in the base? Is that how he came up with the 5 degrees? Also what angle do you think he ...

I got a wild hair under my skin yesterday and decided to send Incra off an e-mail about my concerns with the set up for the shopsmith when using the TSlll fence system. I asked what additional pieces I would need to mount it on my craftsman saw. I thought everyone who had ordered the fence system an...

I did find a solution to the problem. After checking and re-checking that I was square with the main table I went back and re-aligned my support table. I figured that even if was off a little bit, by the time I moved the fence back to the 22 inches it was off more that 1/16 of an inch. Now after thi...

I ran into another problem with my fence system. I was cutting pieces that needed to be ripped at 22 1/2" and I noticed that no matter what I did it was binding and kicking back at the end of the cuts. I thought maybe my fence had moved on me when it kicked back the first time and it was slight...

I really don't see a reason to move them that's why I hadn't yet.

Tim I did, I took careful measurements and measured twice and then used a center punch to make sure the drill bit would not move. I drilled the first hole as per the instructions then set the tab in place with their self tapping screws. I then drilled the second hole so I knew it would fit I was so ...

Great News, I did set the "Floating Table" into the end of the shop smith and really just by mistake moved the power head closer to the middle of the machine. This allowed me to get the 32 inches to the end of the extention table that the fence called for. ( using the 5' extention tubes ) ...

:cool: Just a big thank you here to ALL the folks who replied to my posts this week. I can't tell you how much I appreciated the feed back on my questions. I lost my dad to colon cancer and I'm wishing I would have spend alot more time with him in his shop. I have a ton of more questions about my sh...