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That's very clever Mr. JJ

Very excited, just received my new caliper. Turns out a Stella can is 2 9/32" wide.

That's a great idea, I will have to make one or two of those!

I'm seriously considering a new Mk 7, somebody talk me out of it please.

Mr. jsburger, I like the round crank A. Because of the scale and B. I think it gives me a little more control & feedback when I turn it. C. It looks cool. I understand it's all very subjective :) I just spent some time this evening checking the operation of my recently aquired planer and it work...

So I just talked to SS and the 518370 is the newer style crank.

Thanks, I prefer the round as well. Its the metal crank that is cracked. I think the problem is that it's rusted on to the shaft. I will soak it with liquid wrench to see if it will loosen it. Thanks.

Hi all, First post, I've owned a 510 since the late 80's, love it, it helped me build a house, cabinets, furniture, have done a lot of turning with it too. I have recently acquired a planer, seems to run fine. Needs cleaning and aligning. One issue though is the depth wheel is cracked and I'd like t...