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I have lost some edge banding on all three of the Shopsmith tables that I have but I can not say that I have any indication of swelling on any of them. With the edge banding gone I can say that these tables were not made using the best MDF I have seen. However, my tables are all 15-20 years old and ...

. . . JPG - Are you using the third leg stabilizer for your table INTEND TO . . . I've had a couple of the white tables from the SS standalone router table, bought both used and both had considerable sag. It has been correctable with re-enforcement. How is this version for flatness? - David I have ...

I brought back the Shopsmith version. I think a comparison of the three is going to be interesting - and maybe an eye opener for me. I am looking forward to your results Dusty. Question: do you rotate the infinity plate as you take a reading from the infeed side to the outfeed side? Or perhaps the ...

I have resurrected my very first dial indicator used for Table to Blade alignment.

I brought back the Shopsmith version. I think a comparison of the three is going to be interesting - and maybe an eye opener for me.

The Shopsmith and the SuperBar:

I agree with the approach. The fence is easier to adjust and to adjust accurately. Good show.

I am intrigued by the carriage bolt/nut arrange you have employed for attaching the table to the extension table legs. I have used just threaded rod.

Hey Dusty - your image of the dial gauge reminded me of thought i had when doing a setup. It looks like the dial gauge is making an angle (possibly in 2 directions) to what would be the surface normal (the plate) . I had something similar due to something being in the way or wanting to land on my s...

Not applying force to that wheel greater than what is required to advance it is the trick to getting valid readings from the caliper. It is possible to introduce bad readings with too much force. Being flat on the table as it is with the MAG-DRO, the caliper button is difficult to advance properly. ...

Something is not right in the pictures with the dial indicator. It should not be 0.000 in all three and that is what it looks like. The numbers with the MAG-DRO are near what I expected. These images are real world. I cannot explain the three with no deflection at all. 20210421_113547.jpg 20210421_1...

There have been recent discussion about instrumentation that can be used to perform "Shopsmith Table to Blade Alignment". The two Tools are the MAG-DRO and the SuperBar. I have both. Of the two I much prefer the SuperBar. The photo shots that I am presenting here clearly show either can be...

I have not reread my posts but you might be correct. I could be crossing back and forth with my comments. I have both and have commented on both in the last two or three days. The MAG-DRO works in conjunction with a caliper. There is no specific Shopsmith version but I took a file to mine to make it...