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I had a similar situation. I completely rebuilt the 500. Had the motor rebuilt, I replaced all bearings, belts, switch, new 20'rubber cord, stripped to bare metal, then painted it emerald green. This is a fun project, now I know how to service a MkV, have a new power head should I ever need it, and ...

Thank you, I completely tore down the machine 100%, paint stripped to bare metal. All bearings replaced, belts, switch, motor overhauled. When I repainted it I decided on gloss Emerald Green, way too much smoke grey in the shop now. Saws, drills, jointers, and sanders. Actually I like the different ...

Actually both. This machine was never given much maintenance during service life, used as a storage table after the start capacitor failed in a dirt floor barn. Table has a rise of .062 near the middle from either front to rear. Insert has an arc or is convex when viewed from the top as well. At thi...

Sorry, I'm not doing a good job of explaining. Viewed from the top, the insert is arched high in the center and the ends are low. I think this is just the opposite of what it should be. Seems logical that the ends would be a little high and the center low.

Sorry, I'm not doing a good job of explaining. Viewed from the top, the insert is arched high in the center and the ends are low. I think this is just the opposite of what it should be. Seems logical that the ends would be a little high and the center low.

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thank you for the response. The insert has an arch viewed from the top. I will try some shims, but 1/16 is a lot for shims. I was thinking of just buying another table and hoping for the best, just do not want to end up with a few 500 sixe tables.
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Paul

Hi I'm new to the forum. I have a MkV 510, but also just purchased a MkV 500 out of an old barn as restoration project. It came out well and was fun to understand how to do a total rebuild on a MkV. The table however is not flat, out by .062 front to rear. Can anyone give me expected tolerance for t...