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Thanks for asking! I bought this on the used market, so it could have been dropped. It doesn't show any abuse at all. No kinks or dents. I used the other fence then clamped on a rather nice 3 layered wood fence. I used 3 pieces of 3/4 plywood, 1 full length and 2 others on each end cut at a 45 ...

I was luck, I got a Mark V, not a 510 though, for $700. It has same extras, lots of bits, blades, accessories. The sawdust in the vacuum will ruin the day, definitely clean it out. Also, be carful not to bang it around, it is easy not that rugged, plastic body and all. You will need to use the back ...

I have a mid 1980s Mark V and can only do routing and shaping from above the table. The split fence that came with has been driving me crazy. The right side of the fence does line up square there is 1/16 to 1/8th tilt in the fence, and there is no solution to fix it. Its actually in the stud and or ...

Thanks... After a sleeping off the frustration I went back out to my man cave with a clearer head. I had issues with the tensioner. I was confused as to how to add tension to it while keeping belt on. Once I took the belt off then rotated the tensioner several times to add tension, It made sense to ...

Thanks for that post. It did help. I have a worn belt on one side so it is very squirley. I did get through 2 hours of use this morning using the worn belt. 80 grit belts last forever!

Newbie on the forum and new owner of a Mark V, used. Located in So Cal.

Completely frustrated with this sander. I set up the belt sander, and actually used it for a couple of hours. Had it humming and dialed in, doing some wood cutting boards, the checker board kind. The sander was awesome at ...