New owner, old machine - did I break it already?

[AirWeaver]

UPDATE
First, Thank you for all the helpful information in these replies.

I went to bed after a few comments, and I had a full morning. So I just got a chance to go back downstairs. Everything seems to be working now. I took off the blade, plugged it in and just turned it on, and everything seems normal.

Someone asked if I was using a miter gauge or fence - unfortunately no, so I imagine this was a pinching issue.

This leads me to my next question - how do you all set up your table saw to be useful? This is a tiny tiny table. I was going to build a standard sled and a miter sled for most cuts. But the tiny size of this thing makes me wonder if the sleds will be too big.

I was only trying to cut a piece about 28x14 to 18x12.

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That 'someone' is telling you to never try that again!

With the ability to attach an auxiliary table on the end(s) a very wide sled is possible. Add front miter gauge extensions and a pretty deep sled is possible.

I will not mention one out in Utah(it is on a 520)!

[jsburger]

This is the second time in what a week or so that someone has mentioned it. Large sleds are possible with the 510/520. Most will think it is over kill and that is fine but I use it all the time.

[algale]

You are lucky the machine bogged down; cutting without either a rip fence or a miter gauge is a recipe for kickback (work piece flung back at you at high speed) and/or missing fingers or worse.

[AirWeaver]

I love this setup. How do I begin to even design something like this? Or is there a plan? (I'm kind of a newbie to the shop, if that wasn't already painfully obvious.)

Referring to Jsburger above......

[jsburger]

I love this setup. How do I begin to even design something like this? Or is there a plan? (I'm kind of a newbie to the shop, if that wasn't already painfully obvious.)

Referring to Jsburger above......

What model machine do you have?

[AirWeaver]

I love this setup. How do I begin to even design something like this? Or is there a plan? (I'm kind of a newbie to the shop, if that wasn't already painfully obvious.)

Referring to Jsburger above......

What model machine do you have?

Mark V, 500 or 510 I believe. The smaller table version.

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If the table raises/lowers with a lever, it is a MV 500(1980's).

If the table raises/lowers with a crank/wheel, it is a 510(BTW there are two versions).

A picture will nail it down.

[AirWeaver]

If the table raises/lowers with a lever, it is a MV 500(1980's).

If the table raises/lowers with a crank/wheel, it is a 510(BTW there are two versions).

A picture will nail it down.

Then it is a 510. It has a crank to raise/lower the table. I'll do a picture tomorrow.

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If the table raises/lowers with a lever, it is a MV 500(1980's).

If the table raises/lowers with a crank/wheel, it is a 510(BTW there are two versions).

A picture will nail it down.

Then it is a 510. It has a crank to raise/lower the table. I'll do a picture tomorrow.

If you think the 510 table is 'small', do not look at a 500(or a 10E/ER).