I have not seen fence creep with the 520 fence but you are spot in with sharp cutting tools.dusty wrote:The first thing I must say is that you are putting too much pressure on the bit; let the "sharp" bit do the work. Very little pressure is required if your bits are sharp.nuhobby wrote:I have a 510 Shopsmith, which is probably the worst of the bunch for "rip fence creeping during Horizontal boring". I use some wood-blocks and clamps to manage this issue.
Chris
Yes, for some boring tasks, the 510 fence does not make a good work bench and it requires some assistance. Your solution is the only one a know of.
One thing I have seen is a very small amount of horizontal flex in the entire main table. I just install the fixed extension table on the end of the machine, slide the main table over to butt against it and the flex is gone.