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nuhobby,

Close only counts in hand grenaids so long as you have room on the underside for nuts and washers when required. As long as you don't take out a rib the tables integrity will not be spoiled.

Grandpa used to tell me that close counted in horse shoes also.

the support ribs r where u drill the holes there is a spot wide enough to drill in to

jim bandy,

Are you telling me that I should attempt to drill into the rib and that I should not try to avoid it.

Can you explain why?

For those that upgrade from the 500 to the 510 or 520, Shopsmith offers a drilling guide for the shaper fence casting. Maybe they have a shaper fence drilling guide for those who "downgrade".

The 500 casting has a hole on one end and a slot on the other end. If by chance yours has these, then you only need to get the table clamps, bolts and washers from Shopsmith to mount the fence to your 500. Good luck.

dusty if u look the ribs meet a flat spot. if u call ss cust. suport they will send u a template guide to drill the hole . mine landed on the flat spots not on the ribs itself. i believe ss did there homework on the change over when they made the 510/520 tables . i had no problem drilling holes .have use shaper many times . no problem setting up.

dusty i will look thru my paperwork this weelend . i believe i still have the template.i don't throw nothing away pretainin to ss.

Thank you for your help and the information regarding hole placement. I'll call customer service tomorrow.

dusty no thank you. u have posted many ideas that has really helped me.have acted on several of ur ideas . sry i havent. taken time to reply before now . have learned tons on here. i have worked my hands in wood all my life building homes. but have always enjoyed the times in the shop. nick has said it best it's not the tools we buy that makes the craftsman . not the speed . the time creating something outa piece of raw wood is an enjoyable way to spend ur time . i apologize for my poor typing. my hands have taken the worst 35 yrs of driving nails thanks again dusty

Well, I did get up the nerve and bored 2 new 3/8"-dia. holes (12 in apart) on my old 500 table. They were just inside some underside aluminum ribbing sections.

I used a set of toilet-tank brass bolts & nuts to mount my 510 shaper fence on the 500 table. I cut them down in length so they permitted the table to go to 90-degree (drill press) orientation without hitting the legs or tie-bar.

First thing I tried was something I believe I saw mentioned on this forum months ago: I set up the Sanding Drum with the fence-halves dialed far enough out to make only the grit-portion of the sanding drum protrude. So I had a very miniature "Sand Flee" and it worked great!

Way to go, Chris!!:) Glad you got it working the way you want!