510 Fence - ways to make it slide easier

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:47 am

dusty wrote:OKAY

I won't do it again!

But will you please explain what harm or damage is done if I tweak that screw and it makes the fence parallel to the blade? Why can I not leave it there? I mean, after all, it does relocate the fence.

On the surface I can agree(what difference does it make).

Looking a bit 'deeper', the six ribbed surfaces provide a more stable/sturdy 'stop' than one end and a screw.

The screw is subject to 'drifting'. Ideally I prefer something more stable and not requiring tweaking.

The clamp will stress the 'unstopped' center. Minimal issue.

I understand the concern re intended alignment screws, but there are two versions, and the one with smaller screws is prone to stripping. Maybe blue locktite(between the fence extrusion and mount, not the screws) would help by minimizing the need to over torque the screws.

In any event those 'new people' need to understand that that is not the 'right way'. Tis a personal choice to be a 'deviate'.

chipmaster · Post by **chipmaster** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:53 pm

I, for one, appreciate the information about the side screws. I had wondered what the heck they were doing there.

v/r,

Rick

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:15 pm

chipmaster wrote:I, for one, appreciate the information about the side screws. I had wondered what the heck they were doing there.

v/r,

Rick

You have confused me now, Rick. There is only one offset screw. Is there something else that I need to know.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:28 pm

dusty wrote:You have confused me now, Rick. There is only one offset screw. Is there something else that I need to know.

The Mark V 500 vintage have that screw on both sides. I do not know when it was added, nor why!

Perhaps some other folks who are known to wander the streets of Dayton and environs were confused themselves when a new mold was designed.

After they were decades removed from the time of the original design.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:32 pm

[quote="JPG40504"]The Mark V 500 vintage have that screw on both sides. I do not know when it was added, nor why!

Perhaps some other folks who are known to wander the streets of Dayton and environs were confused themselves when a new mold was designed.

After they were decades removed from the time of the original design.]

Thank you. Someday I will have learned to anticipate the 500.