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My other lathe has a 1X8 threaded spindle. I already had the adapter to put my chuck on there, so I bought a 5/8 to 1X8 adapter for the shopsmith and a 1X8 pen mandrel. No I can more my chuck and the pen mandrel from lathe to lathe.

Scott

Looks like I need to buy a manual. I don't have whatever ...

Thanks Ron,
I see now. I have the roll pins installed and they seem solid, but I will need a spacer to get it to line up properly. Can someone measure the thickness of the 510 lower guard? It seems the sanding chute is thinned down significantly.
I'll use what I have and shop for a lower guard ...

I think you are on the money there. The bosses are there, no holes, no pins, but they should be easy enough to drill and pin. Off to the hardware store, I guess.
Scott


Upon closer examination(blown up view), it appears the bosses are there, but the holes have not been drilled!

The 'dust chute ...

[quote="dusty"]I can readily see why your splitter does not fit into the lower saw guard. Your splitter would work in my guard and I think the difference must be one of vintage.

I have some photos that I believe will show you the difference(s). Notice that you are trying to fit the tongue of the ...

Yes Bill,
It is the disk sander dust chute, but I thought it was the same as the 510 lower guard. The holes and everything are there to mount the splitter, Just an extra tab of material. I think Dusty may be onto something and if I mill that little tongue off, I think the thing will fit together ...

I would jump in here and attempt to answer your questions but I already know that answering 500 questions can get you in trouble if you have never worked on a 500.

So...I will just welcome you and your questions and wait for someone else who has the appropriate experience to answer.

Love the ...

I just picked up most of the items to upgrade my 500 to a 510 model. I have everything under control now but the lower saw guard. I had a 510 lower guard portion (I thought) that was designated to use as a sanding dust collector. It appears to be a 510 lower guard missing only the spring loaded ...

I believe I have pretty much completed the acquisition of all the major parts to convert my resurected Mark V 500 into a 510. That being said, I have a load of excess 500 stuff to thin out and re-purpose. I will post them on ebay soon, but in the mean time if anyone is in need of a 500 specific part ...

I have a Mark V 500. I just got a 510 carraige and table. Now I find that my lathe tool rest post will not seem to fit the 510 carraige. Is this normal? Other than the post, can I use the old tool rest? I notice two versions of the tool rest upgrade. One for the 500 and one for everything else ...

Most of the time shipping prices is what keeps me from bidding on something that I really want. I've done my share of selling on eBay and I always shipped at what it cost me to ship. There are a few magazines on eBay I'd like to have but can you believe 6 bucks to ship a magazine via media mail ...