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So this evening I started using the table saw portion of the SS-510 my father-in-law gave me. Prior to this I used my dedicated table saw. Everything else on the SS I've used in the past has worked fine; drill press, sander, band saw and jointer. When I start the saw at 3500 rpm or "R" on the dial ...

Thanks everyone. I really like the idea of sliding a ruler under the fence. I stopped at Home Depot after work this afternoon. All the item slots were occupied but none of the rulers with any decent length were what I thought were thin enough. I did buy a 48" for general shop use and its way too ...

Thanks everyone. I really like the idea of sliding a ruler under the fence. I stopped at Home Depot after work this afternoon. All the item slots were occupied but none of the rulers with any decent length were what I thought were thin enough. I did buy a 48" for general shop use and its way too ...

I was recently given a Shopsmith 510 with lots of goodies and accessories. Needless to say, I'm very happy and my workshop is filling up nicely. The one tool I've not used is the table saw mostly because it doesn't have a fixed scale or indicator on the sliding rip fence like my dedicated 10" table ...

Thanks everyone. The unit was sitting for some time so that and the normal sounds may explain what I take to be Abby normal (as said in Young Frankenstein)

Hello everyone. New member here. My great father-in-law recently gave me his SS MK5 (510) with all the goodies inc 4" Jointer. Needles to say, I'm a happy guy:) It's a great tool and I've learned quite a bit about it on this site, so thanks for all the informative posts.

I've been wanting to ...