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This past Fall I converted a 10x12 foot storage building into my "sawdust therapy room!". I upgraded my 510/520 to the Power Pro. I ran 220 from my house because I put in a 220v base board unit for heat and wanted to use the 220 for the SS. I have a light table, 4 foot Home Depot work bench, SS ...

Thanks for the comments!

I have a 10x12 storage building that I am going to convert to my "wood working" shop. It is small, but the more space I have , the more it gets junked up. I have an electrician who will run a line from the house. I know he will have information, but looking to have some ideas before hand. I will be ...

Holy C&%P batman.
Boy, I thought things were bad with our carpenter shop in a major hospital in Denver. When we had our Joint Accreditation reviews, I had to send a maintenance man ahead of the inspection team to put the saw guards on the table saw & etc. Never could get the carpenters to work ...

I shouldn't have gone to the demo at Lowes. The PP is almost to smooth! My '91 510 upgraded to 520 vibrates at startup, blows the circuit breaker if I have the shop vac on, etc. Want to do a lot of turning, so the new speed range will be nice. Hope they have the over revving worked out. The best ...

Thanks for the input. I guess I won't worry about it. At least it got me into the headstock again and I feel more comfortable if I have to get in there for any other future problems. Thanks!

My 510 upgraded to 520 has the 2 bearing spindle. I can rotate the spindle forward or backward approx. 1/32. With the saw blade attached the movement is amplified to approx. 1/8 " out on the teeth. When I move the saw blade there is no rotational movement on the opposite end of the headstock until ...