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by BuckeyeDennis
Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:39 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Everything E / ER - Technical info, documentation, links
Replies: 35
Views: 231142

Re: Everything E / ER - Technical info, documentation, links

Pretty much anything that mounts on the spindle or tailstock will work. With the proper adapter hardware, SPT’s (Special Purpose Tools) such as the bandsaw, jointer, etc. can be used as well. Original adapter hardware is hard to find, but you can buy high-quality aftermarket adapters at mkctools.com.
by BuckeyeDennis
Thu Jun 12, 2025 9:52 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Lathe Tool Rests ... What is This?
Replies: 28
Views: 5481

Re: Lathe Tool Rests ... What is This?

Thanks for the detailed process writeup, Cheechako. I’ve never used Steel Stick, but it’s clear now that I should have some in my machine-repair arsenal.
by BuckeyeDennis
Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:55 am
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: Quill difficult to advance
Replies: 9
Views: 2955

Re: Quill difficult to advance

The quill operation on my 520 got quite sticky a while back. Like you, I pulled the quill, inspected and waxed it, and had no significant improvement when I reinstalled it. The problem turned out to be that the pinion shaft (that drives the quill) was sticky to rotate. IIRC, I didn't have to pull th...
by BuckeyeDennis
Sun Jun 08, 2025 9:16 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Lathe Tool Rests ... What is This?
Replies: 28
Views: 5481

Re: Lathe Tool Rests ... What is This?

Set screws are notorious for making burrs on shafts. Which can then cause the shaft to bind in a mating bore. The purpose of the recess is to prevent any such shaft burr from binding on the inside diameter of the mating bore. Hardened screws that bear on a softer shaft without such a recess are a re...
by BuckeyeDennis
Sun Jun 08, 2025 9:06 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: A little Friday humor
Replies: 3
Views: 11990

Re: A little Friday humor

davebodner wrote: Sun Jun 08, 2025 7:59 pm It appears to me that Chuck Key's in love.
:D :D :D
by BuckeyeDennis
Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:32 pm
Forum: Beginning Woodworking
Topic: Re-outfitting a 510 SS to table saw mode
Replies: 40
Views: 39086

Re: Re-outfitting a 510 SS to table saw mode

It seems to me that binding would occur if the wood presses against either the riving knife OR the blade plate. Binding against the blade plate would tend to stall the motor, and to lift and burn the workpiece. Binding against the riving knife would mostly just make it very hard to feed the workpiece.
by BuckeyeDennis
Fri May 30, 2025 8:46 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: A nice bevel-ripping workaround
Replies: 6
Views: 11216

Re: A nice bevel-ripping workaround

Excellent tip! I tried long miters on ply on my 520 when I was trying to make the carcass for a long box and I was unable to get the tight joint I was looking for. This approach would have been far better. Thanks Al, I hope it helps a fellow ShopSmith afficianodo or two. Slightly off-topic …. but s...
by BuckeyeDennis
Tue May 27, 2025 12:29 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: A nice bevel-ripping workaround
Replies: 6
Views: 11216

Re: A nice bevel-ripping workaround

It looks like the Amazon reviewer was right. This is a darned good 90 degree miter joint, in my book. Miter joint.JPG It had never occurred to me before, but roughly half of the surface area in that plywood miter joint is long grain to long grain. So simply gluing it together should make for a stron...
by BuckeyeDennis
Mon May 26, 2025 9:53 pm
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: A nice bevel-ripping workaround
Replies: 6
Views: 11216

Re: A nice bevel-ripping workaround

Very nice! For some goodly years I've been sidestepping miter joints in one way or another. Looks like you've got the solution! Hmmm. I thought that the fit in the last pic proved an accurate 45 degree angle. But I just realized that it does nothing of the sort. The angle could be 30 degrees, or wh...
by BuckeyeDennis
Mon May 26, 2025 11:44 am
Forum: General Woodworking
Topic: A nice bevel-ripping workaround
Replies: 6
Views: 11216

A nice bevel-ripping workaround

I'm generally pleased with the performance of my Mark V 520 in table saw mode -- so long as I can tie the main table to the extension table & base with connector tubes. Without that extra connection, accuracy suffers due to the lateral compliance of the main table tubes and carriage. But if you ...