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Part 845246, according to the SS web site. They show a cost of $5.99...probably some additional for shipping.

I have a tailstock for the 500 I would enjoy contributing. Where to send it?

roamer 46;

That is an impressive rebuild of an impressive boat! Thanks for the video from the helm...looks like its a lot of fun to pilot that beauty! Congratulations on carrying such a large project through to an amazing finish.

The carriage on my 500 is from an old Greenie, and it is threaded on the side facing the headstock for a stop bolt which does the same job the spacer ring does. The stop bolt is adjusted to provide the correct spacing, then locked down with a nut. Stop Bolt Photo.jpg Maybe your old carriage is threa...

Hi Midwest Preacher;

Here is a chart that gives serial numbers and approximate dates, but it does not seem to help with identifying the date of your machine. JPG is correct, more information and a picture or two would help.

Interesting idea! The hardware will be the critical part. That 'whitewood' resembles spruce. I agree...a VERY interesting idea. That will be a lot of weight, though, so the hardware may turn out to be some sort of roller bearings and not just oversize lazy susan hardware. Maybe an opportunity for s...

its a beauty!

I think using a SS push block to put some down pressure on the piece as you feed it might make the operation feel more secure, and the block should keep the fingers far enough away just in case something goes awry. Or you could try wrapping sandpaper around a dowel of the right radius and do it the ...

very nice!

JPG wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 3:08 pm Moxon vise?
I thought that was a wagon vice.

this is what it made me think of.