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I bought some belts at Lowes and some at Woodcraft and have had no problems. I rebuilt a sander for a friend about a year ago and I can tell you that re-assembly is tricky to say the least. The adjusting bolts that raise and lower the top belt drum have to be installed at very near to the same lengt...

Navycop I would not suggest using the SS live center for pen turning. The pen turning mandrel manufacturers suggest using a live center with a 60 degree point for the mandrels. There is a recess in the tailstock ends of the mandrels that seems to be machined for the 60 deg live center. Sears used to...

That is one incredible job!!! Do you ever plan on getting it dirty? How about an uograde to a 520? All I think you would have to do is paint the table carriage green and you will have the only greenie 520.
Great Job
Bill

Scooters
You hooked me I do have too much time on my hands!!!!
Call Sign?
Bill WA2CRK

Dusty;
It listed itself as The Router Table Depot
Bill

Recently an illegal advertising post was removed from this forum. Rightly so. Before it was removed I bookmarked the site cuz I am putting together a router table. The "store" address was listed as Clermont Fl and seeing that I am about 8 miles from Clermont I decided to go check out this ...

Hi Some years ago I watched a program on the Discovery Channel or one of those type of channels that was showing how the musical instrument the clarinet was made and how the people of Africa gathered specific straight grained pieces of ebony for the process. The clarinet bodies were turned on metal ...

OK no one bit on this one so I guess I wil elect myself. "FERROEQUINEOLOGY"
is that like being one that shoes horses? Or do you make iron horses or statues? Or locomotives?
HUH?
Bill V

Use the upright drill press mode and tilt the table to 45 deg to form a "V" block and drill the pilot hole.
Bill V

Hi;
Nice job on the hurricane shutters. Where are you in central Florida?
I am in Leesburg about 10 miles south of The Villages
Bill