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What a great idea and design. The space saving feature is great and I like the stability that results. I am going to have to build one for myself! Thanks

Truly impressive I enjoyed the classic stand you used for a backdrop as well. Keep up the good work, perhaps we should ask what's next? Jim The next big purchase will be the DC3300 dust collector. I am creating way more sawdust now that I have some nice tools than I ever have before. It somehow fin...

Great job. I'm curious what you're doing to get the speed control to shine better than new? I'd like to do it to my 510 (soon to be 520...well, as soon as SS gets around to filling my order). Don Polishing all the aluminum was the most time consuming part. Not too hard, but it took a lot of patienc...

Well, after almost a year my collection and restoration is just about complete. Last summer I finished the main unit and the jointer. I have been working at collecting various SPTs and other accessories and restoring those to complete my collection. I found a cabinet that worked great to store all m...

Thanks! Credit should go to Mickyd - he restored a 55 Greenie and posted his progress. Learned a lot from viewing his posts. From his site I learned how to make the alluminum shine - my power sander was too big so I sanded mine by hand and then used different compounds and a buffer wheel on my drill...

I was gifted a 54 Greenie earlier this summer. Just finished my restoration - thanks for all the inspiration! It was a lot of fun. Here are a few pics...