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Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:24 pm
by 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.
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:31 pm
by JPG
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)!
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:49 pm
by 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.
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:55 pm
by 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.
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:10 pm
by 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......
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:24 pm
by jsburger
AirWeaver wrote: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?
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:25 pm
by AirWeaver
jsburger wrote:AirWeaver wrote: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.
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:51 pm
by JPG
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.
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:26 pm
by AirWeaver
JPG wrote: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.
Re: New owner, old machine - did I break it already?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:38 pm
by JPG
AirWeaver wrote:JPG wrote: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).