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reible wrote:I don't own the 5000 but incra normal has sliding scales and the scale should slide out and flip back in with the smaller numbers towards the blade... some times you end up with two scales in the slot one on top of another... I'd check this out too. In either case the manual should mention this.

Ed

Ed, good point. I just double checked the scales on my 5000 before I responded and yes they are portable and reversable. fjimp

dusty wrote:Okay, so maybe I am extremely slow on the uptake but will you please tell how these two photos differ with respect to setup left or setup right.

http://www.incra.com/product_miter_5000.htm

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... ersled.htm

They are the exact same picture, but one is a mirror image.

Here's the image from Incra's web site:


Here's the image from ShopSmith's web site as it appears:


Here's the image from ShopSmith's web site mirrored:


It's a little smaller on SS's site and slightly cropped a little on Incra's site, and it looks like the colors are adjusted, but otherwise, it's the same picture.

Time out! Those all appear to be the same photo. Wonderful things you can do with Photoshop like flip horizontal.

Publishers often do that for more pleasing effect. ????

Bob Coder
Willcox, AZ

ps Used to be Coder Photography

It is clear that in post 12 both the top and bottom photos are flipped. If you look at the shopsmith table you can see the narrow side is on the right and we all know it is on the left (I'll wait while you all run out and look), however the intent of the two photo is to show the position of the 5000 to the right side... the fact that they did a flip rather then go take another picture was the mistake.

Ed

So which picture is correct, and which picture is the mirror image? I don't know enough about the Mark V to be able to tell. Just have an old 10ER myself. My guess was that the first and third pictures were right and the middle picture was the mirror image. Did I guess wrong?

Hi,

The spacing of the table on the 520 is such that the miter slot is spaced closer to the left side of the table then the other miter slot is to the right of the table (that and the blade is closer to the left side too). This is only shown that way in the middle picture on post #12. The top and bottom photos show it the other way, and that can only happen if the photo is flipped.

I have emailed Incra about the flipped photo and hope they will fix that.

Again the intent is to show the miter sled to the right side which I feel is the correct way to do it unless you plan to never tip the table.

Ed

reible wrote:It is clear that in post 12 both the top and bottom photos are flipped.

heathicus wrote:So which picture is correct, and which picture is the mirror image?

Doh!!

I'll start paying attention now!

The funniest thing to me is: The first and third photos are virtually impossible to replicate, unless you want to really re-figure your (my) Mark V.

You would have to reverse the positions of the headstock and carriage on the way tubes, while placing the headstock facing one direction and the carriage the opposite. Then you would have to figure out a way to reverse the upper blade guard (if this is possible). LASTLY you would have to saw from this set-up with the blade cutting upward. (Unless you could reverse the Mark V's rotation)

Like I said - It is virtually impossible to replicate the set up as shown in the first and third photos.

You got that right Chuck!

I don't think they did as good a job as I did in this photo:

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Ed

charlese wrote:The funniest thing to me is: The first and third photos are virtually impossible to replicate, unless you want to really re-figure your (my) Mark V.

You would have to reverse the positions of the headstock and carriage on the way tubes, while placing the headstock facing one direction and the carriage the opposite. Then you would have to figure out a way to reverse the upper blade guard (if this is possible). LASTLY you would have to saw from this set-up with the blade cutting upward. (Unless you could reverse the Mark V's rotation)

Like I said - It is virtually impossible to replicate the set up as shown in the first and third photos.

reible wrote:You got that right Chuck!

I don't think they did as good a job as I did in this photo:

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Ed

I can't tell if it is flipped or not and I'll study it later but I have a question.

You have a pair of 2x2s clamped to the tubes to the left (or is it the right) side of the headstock. I have seen these before in your photos. Please tell me what they are for.

BTW - which headstock doesn't belong. Boy I do envy you. I want a spare headstock to tear down and rebuild so bad. Just can not find it in the budget.