table insert

[farley]

i now own a 510--use to own a 500.

why was the inserts on the 510 made longer?

just curious

[JPG]

i now own a 510--use to own a 500.

why was the inserts on the 510 made longer?

just curious

Some folks did not like the tendency for stock being cut to snag on the joint between the back side of the insert and the table. Proper setting of the back screw eliminates this problem, but apparently not too many folks realized you CAN so do!:)

[wgander]

I think they're longer to accommodate the upper saw guard with riving knife.

[JPG]

I think they're longer to accommodate the upper saw guard with riving knife.

500's had upper saw guards and riving knife.

[wgander]

I think the 500 upper saw guard had an arm that reached to the outfeed end of the table and mounted behind the table; the 510 upper saw guard has an arm that goes down, through the extended slot in the table insert, and mounts under the table to the rear of the lower guard.

[Ed in Tampa]

500's had upper saw guards and riving knife.

Actually the 500 had a upper saw guard and SPLITTER rather than a riving knife. By definition the riving knife must stay in the same referrence as the blade. By that I mean it must go up and down with the blade. In the case of The SS the blade stays fixed and the table goes up and down.

The advantage of riving knife is it can remain on the saw for most if not all operations. In the case of the SS you must modify the riving knife to accomplish this, since the SS riving knife is taller than the blade to accomodate the blade guard.