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Yes, a "standard" miter slot, some exercise, and a bunch of existing accessories that would no longer fit correctly. Most of us would lose a lot more than we would gain by adapting to this "standard." The more modern standard for table saws is a T-slot, and yes it too is differe...

Forgot to mention I am also using some Emery paper 1-inch strip screwed into about a 10-inch piece of wood on the ends that just fits the slot. I used that for "fine" sanding to remove burs and sharp areas. You could just use fine sandpaper and hand sand bt affixing o a piece of wood makes...

It's definitely a Magna model 710 (I checked the model#) and yes i am widening the miter slot and it's actually fairly easy. Using a good coarse file I was able to take off enough of the one side of the slot so that the miter bar slides smoothly. I need to do the other side. It's probably about one ...

Funny though someone might say why not invest in a new saw. But the thing is in addition to this being a great vintage tool weighing like a 1000 pounds (LOL) it was given to me by my neighbor who just died of a heart attack. He had every tool in the world and he saw that I had an old crappy table sa...

Thanks for the replies David and Russ--i read that the cast iron is pretty easy to file down so to test it I used a 3 sided file and it was fairly easy to file down a bit of the end so that the miter bar fits in no problem (I tested on the far end away from the saw blade). Then another thread someon...

So I THOUGHT the Miter slot on the saw on the Magna 9 Inch Bench Saw which I believe is a model 710 from the 1950s was 3/4 inches. However, I purchased one on Amazon and it's just hair too big. Is there an aftermarket one that fits?