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thanks jpg: i worked my way thru that problem, its a 2 wire black on bottom side of switch blue on top if anyone else is wondering. my main problem was a broken connection in the male plug. now i need to do alot of research or find some one close to help me figure out where to go next. i have the po...

bought a used 510 about a year and half ago and finally have time to attempt to get this up and running. quick question off the bat, then ill starting trying to search and read on all the other things i need to do. anyway i have the power head on the bench, i had taken it off and dropped the motor a...

[quote="JPG"]OH! The Do-hicky that mounts on the end of the telescoping tube. That do-hicky is a 3/4" pipe railing fitting. When you refer to a lathe chuck, are you meaning a spur drive, or something fancier(not standard equipment) book calls it the drive center, the tailstock has the...

Turn buckles? redneck slang for the hood-inky that connects the telescoping leg to the upper tube, proper name is 514520 Adjustable Fitting for Telescoping, according to the catalog, looks like the top of a chain link fence with a hinge, besides the dumba&& gene i also posses the smarta&...

When you 'loosen' the lock, one needs to hold the lever so as to prevent that rapid descent. Tis typical. ;) It you need your hand elsewhere, the lock can be almost totally loosened so there will be a slight drag preventing free fall. What parts are you 'missing'? A pix of where they should be woul...

spent some time today and got the main table cleaned and lubed up and it works well, but im not sure if this is normal or i put it back together incorrectly when you loosen the lock and go to move up or down it goes down real real well " if you dont support it, it will slam down fast " and...

Has anyone told you NOT TO TURN the speed control unless the motor is turned on or you are moving the main drive shaft by hand? Well don't do that. You can cause damage to the quadrant is you do so. Dusty: yeah and i am going thru the book as i put her back together, have it down to main frame slow...

Mike907 wrote:Base Lock Knob.jpgThis tag comes on the Base Lock Knob of a new machine or Double Tilt upgrade.

Mike

Now they tell me

thanks mike

kk thanks JPG just wanted to make sure it was ok that way, and i needed to figure out pics as well, Look at your last pix. Notice the beveled end of the screw/knob. The 'dimple' is also tapered. When the screw runs against the dimple, the screw is longer at the center. The dimple is 'deeper' there ...

kk thanks JPG just wanted to make sure it was ok that way, and i needed to figure out pics as well,