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Hi All,

So, I have a Shopsmith 520, but a piece of the locking handle on the rip fence snapped clean off. I ordered a new one from Shopsmith, but I can't figure out what tool I need to remove the old one. My manual does not appear to address this problem. Does anyone know how to remove the and replace this locking handle?

Below is a picture of the rip fence.

Thanks for your help!
Mike

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Looks to me like you need a pin punch to drive out the roll pin that holds that handle on. Not sure what size. I would take a set of drill bits and see what size will fit within the hole in the handle yet still sit on top of the circumference of the end of the pin. That will tell you what size you need.

P.S. What happened to cause the break? Was it dropped or did it snap off in use?

What Agale said. It appears from the picture that you need an inexpensive drift pin punch set. Like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-pu ... 93424.html

Select the largest punch that will fit into the hole and tap out the roll pin.

Vaughn

P.S. What happened to cause the break? Was it dropped or did it snap off in use?[/QUOTE]

I think the handle was just fatigued. It snapped off when I was trying to lock it.

Mike

bearcat2k wrote:P.S. What happened to cause the break? Was it dropped or did it snap off in use?

I think the handle was just fatigued. It snapped off when I was trying to lock it.

Mike[/QUOTE]
It is some kind of pot metal so I suppose fatigue might be the cause. If it were me, before cranking down on the replacement handle, I'd carefully check and adjust the nut on the rear end of the fence, which determines how hard that rear lock cranks down.

While I've not read it anywhere I know on my fence I use some lubricant on both handles at the pivot point where it is metal to metal as you lock it.

When I first got my 520 it was fine but after a year or so I noticed it was getting to be harder and harder to flip the levers. This didn't make since to me a first until I started looking at it. Stuck some bar wax on them and it was like new again. I do this several times a year now.

Adjustment is also something to look at. It should take modest effort to lock but it should not be hard to do.

I've never had my 520 fence apart, it looks reasonably simple to do providing you have the tools. Do not try a nail or other pointed tool and make sure you support the other side when pounding to pin out.

Hope it all works out well.

Ed

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let you know that using a pin punch worked well to solve this problem. It was a bit tedious to get the pin back into the hole, but eventually it worked.

Thank you everyone!

Mike

bearcat2k wrote:Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let you know that using a pin punch worked well to solve this problem. It was a bit tedious to get the pin back into the hole, but eventually it worked.

Thank you everyone!

Mike

Betcha did not use a nail or pin punch to align the handle to the other part so as to guide the tension pin back in thar!:D