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I totally agree Ed. I picked up 3 Oldham carbide blades a few years ago for $10 each. I use them for questionable wood and just general sawing. I use my Forrest blades for the precision work.

WOW! Absolutely beautiful.

JPG wrote:So how does 'this' affect my credibility?

I did not know it had a release mechanism either. Had I known that, I 'might' have figgered it out!

Also my 'peg' should have been referred to as a 'dog'?


Woof Woof.

But, but he said they were quick release in the original post.

Bruce wrote:I picked some up at my Menards for myself and as stocking stuffers. They were bogo for $7.99, limit 2 free.

Walk out, put them in the car, go back in buy more, walk out...

A radial arm saw should never be used fully extended and then retracted to cut the board. It should always be used retracted and pulled across the board to cut. The cutting action will push the board down on the table and give a clean cut on the top side of the board. Exactly and pull the stock aga...

Just purchased a mark v and it is missing the adjustable miter gage. Any one have and extra one to that is in great condition? Thanks, Tom (woodmeister) If not, there is e-bay. Be aware the 505-520 bar is different from earlier versions(5,500). Can not the later one work on the 500 by removing the ...

Cool! For $9 it is worth a try. As you said how will they hold up. That will determine the worth.

IBM says it saves $270 for every PC it replaces with a Mac. http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-says-ibm-saves-270-for-every-mac-it-uses-instead-of-a-pc-2015-10 No, Apple says that. Apparently IBM agrees though. You get what you pay for, maybe. I have owned two lap tops from PC Laptops that are a ...

Ohgary wrote:I found one of these adapters when I bought my model 500. Image IMGP9386re.jpg. Now I know what to call it but not sure how it is used. Guys?

My guess would be an adapter to fit someones threaded lathe chuck to the SS.

I am getting closer. Got the aux table top done today except for the fence rail. It is soaking in Evaporust. So the only thing left is the main table top and it's fence rail.