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maybe something is sprung or twisted out of place and can be sprung back or re straightened ? .

Tabletop: The tabletop is the most important part of the table saw and needs to be absolutely flat in order to provide the most accurate cut. Most saws have a cast-iron table that has been milled to within 1/1000th of an inch for flatness. Be aware that this figure can be deceiving and that you need...

- disconnect it from the trunnions and mount it like a floating table (using the table rails and tubes and no trunnions). How does one do THAT with a M5/500? ------------------ Adapter plate ? ??? ================== yep ,, adapter plate , they adapt something to something else . seen a 4 cyl boat m...

JPG wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:51 am - disconnect it from the trunnions and mount it like a floating table (using the table rails and tubes and no trunnions).

How does one do THAT with a M5/500?

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Adapter plate ?

At some point understanding spring back and what causes it will define how or if a table can be re flattened, from my own experience spring back is caused by the metal stretching, bending it back does not eliminate the stretch ,it can actually exaggerate it and at some point , unless it is re heated...

Depends upon WHAT/WHERE the press is PRESSING. Bending/unbending ALWAYS has spring back. Yes, but this was A LOT! ----------------- I can not say I have ever seen a piece of metal remain flat once it was bent and straightened , even when heated . molecular realignment can be difficult . a machine s...

wouldn't a press straighten it out ?

Hope every one has a new year full good health and full of fun projects .

This thread (Ha!) jogged my memory. I was pretty sure that Roy Underhill in one of his books gave details on making a tap and die for large wooden screws, so I had a look, and sure enough, he devoted a whole chapter to the subject, covering both large and small sizes. Its Chapter Three in "The...

The Woodsmith video uses a 5 tpi acme all-thread rod. The router bit is a double-bevel metal cutting bit, which makes V-shaped threads; but I guess you could make acme thread by using some sort of slot cutter bit. Getting the right size would be tricky. Unlike V threads, where you can control the w...