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Matanuska
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Re: Gallery of Restorations

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Perfect - thanks for the link!
- Matanuska

1984 Mark V upgraded to 520 PowerPro. Shopsmith cast iron table bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, and 60's vintage 610 jigsaw SPT's. Makita 2040 15" planer, JessEm Mast-R-Lift II router table.
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Re: Gallery of Restorations

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Matanuska,

You asked,
Have you found a good paint for the red metal saw table inserts?
I haven't done any repainting to the Red Table Inserts but Powder Coating should stand up to wear better than paint. I have seen Table Inserts with two different finishes as shown below.

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I do have a set of Table Inserts, as seen below, that will never need repainting.

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They are made of the same plastic as the Safety Kit items. These Table Inserts came with the Crafter's Station.

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Russ

Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
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Re: Gallery of Restorations

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Russ,
chapmanruss wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 11:59 am I haven't done any repainting to the Red Table Inserts but Powder Coating should stand up to wear better than paint. I have seen Table Inserts with two different finishes as shown below.
My inserts were originally the darker red but the repaint that didn’t last is closer to the brighter one. I’ll have to look into the powder coating option. Plastic inserts would be a nice alternative.
- Matanuska

1984 Mark V upgraded to 520 PowerPro. Shopsmith cast iron table bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, and 60's vintage 610 jigsaw SPT's. Makita 2040 15" planer, JessEm Mast-R-Lift II router table.
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Re: Gallery of Restorations

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Matanuska,

You said,
Plastic inserts would be a nice alternative.
I agree and they would be kinder to saw blades when an oops occurs. :o

The Inserts I showed are all Saw Blade inserts. For the Crafter's Station neither the "Headstock" or "Carriage" it has are moveable. It does not have a movable Quill/Spindle assembly either. These Inserts allow for some different positions in the Table Insert Hole for the Saw Blade to come through depending on the Arbor used.

John,

Sorry, we are getting a bit off topic.
Russ

Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
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