520 Pro Fence

[colday]

I have the manual for the "Mark V 520 upgrade pkg", which shows the fence alignment procedure. How is Shopsmith these days about sharing such manuals?

Steve

[colday]

Here is an excerpt:

ALIGN THE PRO FENCE PARALLEL WITH THE WORKTABLE
8. Place the miter gauge in the left slot of the worktable on the infeed side. Place the Pro Fence on the right side of the saw table.
9. Insert the long 5/32" Allen wrench through the miter gauge and secure it using the short 5/32" Allen wrench and a set screw borrowed from the tool rest.
10. Move the fence toward the Allen wrench until it just touches it.
11. Lock the lower fence lock handle first, then lock the upper fence lock handle to secure both ends of the pro fence.
12. Slide the miter gauge back and forth in the slot. The tip of the Allen wrench should keep in slight contact with the fence. Watch that you don't scratch the fence.
13. If the allen wrench pulls away from or binds against the fence, the fence needs aligning. If so, do the following:
a. Using the short 5/32”” short Allen wrench, loosen the four button head cap screws (3), located on the top of the fence, slightly. They should be just tight enough to require firm pressure to align the fence.
b. Raise the upper fence lock handle only to unlock the rear of the fence.
c. Adjust the rear end of the fence so that it just touches the allen wrench as the miter guage slides along the
fence.
d. When alignment is reached, lock the upper fence lock handle. Slide the miter gauge back and forth to double check your alignment. Using the short 5/32”” Allen wrench, tighten the four button head cap screws (3) completely.

[dusty]

I have a piece of hardwood cut to fit snugly in the miter track (either one of them). If I believe the rip fence needs to be aligned, I simply loosen the four button head screws, slide the rip fence against that piece of hardwood in the miter track, lock the lower handle on the rip fence, clamp the rear end of the fence to the hardwood strip and tighten the four cap screws. This very seldom needs to be done. The rip fence, once aligned, hardly ever gets out of alignment.

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I have the manual for the "Mark V 520 upgrade pkg", which shows the fence alignment procedure. How is Shopsmith these days about sharing such manuals?

Steve

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