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I going to take a SS t-nut over to Woodcraft and see what t-tracks it will go into.

Ed, I just received an order of SS t-nuts today and they fit the 36" t-tracks I purchased from Harbor Freight. I also bought some of the HF hold down clamps (steel, not alum.) and they work great.

curiousgeorge wrote:Ed, I just received an order of SS t-nuts today and they fit the 36" t-tracks I purchased from Harbor Freight. I also bought some of the HF hold down clamps (steel, not alum.) and they work great.

Part numbers would be great, george. I an glad your shopping trip was such a success.

dusty wrote:Part numbers would be great, george. I an glad your shopping trip was such a success.

Dusty,
The SS t-nut Part # is 514491 and the HF Part # is 98608-0VGA. I posted the HF url for Ed in post #45, but here it is again (just for you ):

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...ack&Submit=Go

curiousgeorge wrote:Dusty,
The SS t-nut Part # is 514491 and the HF Part # is 98608-0VGA. I posted the HF url for Ed in post #45, but here it is again (just for you ):

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...ack&Submit=Go

Thank you, george. I guess when I saw Harbor Freight the first time I just didn't look or make mental note. I have a thing about HF; maybe not justified.

[quote="dusty"]...I have a thing about HF]I think it's justified. Where are those Harbor Freight items manufactured?

Dusty,
In a lot of cases, justified, but in this case not so. After all we are talking about extruded aluminum t-tracks here. Not machinery.

Tim,
I was wondering how long it would take you to chime in. The t-tracks are made in Taiwan. No! Not China!.... Taiwan. I know, I know, but at least it isn't China.

Dusty,
This relates to my inquiry a bit earlier on the other feed. Could you elaborate on the parts (and parts number if convenient) for the longer T Track?

I did not realize that SS sells the longer t track. Also, how did you attached the T Track? Is there a fence underneath it?

Thanks.

wdelliott wrote:Dusty,
This relates to my inquiry a bit earlier on the other feed. Could you elaborate on the parts (and parts number if convenient) for the longer T Track?

I did not realize that SS sells the longer t track. Also, how did you attached the T Track? Is there a fence underneath it?

Thanks.

Shopsmith has two different T-Tracks that might serve your purpose.

555897 which is 23 3/4" long and

515494 which is 29 11/16" long. (status is "May be on back order or built to order")

I will go into some additional detail on how I mounted this to the table. After the original project I had some problems which were resolved. I'll post that (to this thread) some.

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curiousgeorge wrote:Dusty,
In a lot of cases, justified, but in this case not so. After all we are talking about extruded aluminum t-tracks here. Not machinery.

or footwear.
I'm wearing a pair of New Balance sneakers which I bought because I saw "MADE IN USA" inside 'em. After I wore them a while-- a short while-- and pieces started falling off I looked closer and saw "MADE IN USA from imported materials".
Three guesses...

Just unwrapped and inventoried my new "Lift-Assist".
One label on the upper mount= "Made in China".
I'm afraid to look at the high-pressure gas cylinder.

Yeah then there is a USA manufacturer of a rather interesting square sold by one of the woodworker outlets. My wife saw one and decided it would be a neat Birthday gift. Yes sir made in the ole USA, It wasn't made in China so couldn't possibly be anything but terrific. Terrific in every respect other than the plating begins peeling of before a fellow even unpacks it. Now the vendor has been really good about replacing them. number three was picked up by our local mail delivery lady today. I guess poor quality can happen anywhere. fjimp:(