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Looking for a site to mount and use my Sears Miter Mate with the 520's, I looked hard at Doug Reid solution, but went with this one.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329325791481875656/

I'd check with Chad (Workshop Nerdery) for advise. He's made YouTube videos on exactly this problem. Surely he's got the numbers.

US Army.....69-93

Doc

I think some have missed the question.... ]When I try to tighten the 2 levers on my fence it always wants to creap out of alignment with the blade. The table is aligned to the blade however the fence always wants to move. Please tell me what causes this. When the Traveling Academy was still active, ...

I recently found a new sawhorse called a jawhorse. It answers the extra hand shortage I live with daily. I have been trying for 10 days to find one to look at. No one withing 100 miles is willing to take a risk and stock one. I finally convinced the woodcraft store in Richmond to bring one in. You ...

Mine had done the same thing....Then I remembered an old bicycling trick to secure handlebar tape which works great. So...with the new tires in hand and a can of wife's hair spray.....I prefitted/stretched the new tires and took them off. Then I sprayed the wheels with hair spray....and refitted the...

Suit yourself. I just went down to my SS parts tray and found six with "cups and teeth". Some even came painted red so I would not confuse them with the flat ones......

Doc

I had complained about this several years ago to Jan. She claimed I should either "rough up" the bottom of the set screw ( they come "rough" so they can "bite") OR replace the set screw. The "teeth" will flatten after a period of time. I now simply replace tha...

I have found that the most useful extension system for a Shopsmith is another Shopsmith sitting behind the one I am using and just providing material support.

DUH... I just hurt my head.....What an obvious solution that has never occurred to the many of us with multiple Shopsmiths....

Doc

It's supposed to be a large turning gouge that allows you to round stock fast...but have a vacuum sucking the chips out through the tool body. I bought one years ago, when "Doug" and the TA hit the Quad Cities. His demo worked fairly well so I laid the cash down.....You all know how that g...