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I'm 6'4" and it's PAINFUL for me. I try to raise one foot on a stool for a few minutes, then switch to the other foot. However, I would really like to get a nice stool, or design removeable riser. The table saw is right for me, though.

Thanks. I have to admit I fall prey to mentally redesigning my projects after they're done. I can imagine changes to this box. What's interesting is that the pictures don't clearly show that the tops of the walnut legs are angled at about 30* to compliment the chamfer on the top. In the end, I used ...

While I've used the SS lightly, this is my first project where I used it for all except the chamfer on the lid. I still have to dial in the saw table's angle gauge as my 45s were just a hair off. The body of the box is ambrosia (wormy) maple. The legs are walnut cut from a 3/4" thick board. The...

The knob controls clamping both the angle and the horizontal position. The handle slides in over the nut that clamps the angle. The knob pulls out to engage the head of an internal screw that causes a pin to clamp against the front rail and the casting that rides on it. Sometimes if someone acts li...

I'm very new to my hand-me-down Mark 5 but I'm loving it so far. I used the jointer for the first time and realized I can't keep the outfeed end of the fence from moving laterally. It's not rising up from the tables, just swings left to right. While this is tolerable for edge jointing, it won't work...

Hey all, new to this forum and the proud recipiant of a hand-me-down SS 500 built in 1979. Dad used the heck out of it but now has a full shop and found it in his heart to give me his old SS. Unfortunately, I can't view the YouTube video from this location so please excuse any duplication. I saw thi...