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wa2crk wrote:I was able to work in my shop today. Had the doors open the breeze was blowing the sun was shining and the temp was about 80 F. Ok so I like to gloat.
Bill V

I'd like to make a motion that Bill can only talk about his shop temperature in August.

Ummmm. Can we ignore my last couple of posts and chalk it up to old age? Got to really looking and the table tube that the fence rides on (510) was loose. With a bunch of sawdust behind it. Blew it out tightened all the tube bolts seems to be back in alignment. Sorry for the panic

I did align the two tables. But it was done with the headstock and main table set to the far left of the machine. I assumed this would produce maximum accuracy since the distance would magnify the error. To make this rip cut I'm moving the headstock and main table to the far right since the fence ha...

Ok maybe not the perfect thread for this question. My main table is in good alignment. I need to rip a board to 11-1/4". My extension table is close to the same alignment but obviously not perfect. I say this because my fence is good on the main table (that's the table I set it up on when I ali...

reible wrote:I don't know what is says about me but I have way more stuff then he does....

Ed

Time to start the 5 in 1 step program.

Neat Paul. So if the big one is a 350 does that make this one a 289 ?

Nice collection of stuff.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/tls/4225821856.html

Here are a couple you tube videos of jigs, I would think you could adapt them to work with the sanding disc by using the lathe tool rest as your base point and setting the jig into a shop built fixture that rode in the tool rest carriage. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzkGMv1yQg&desktop_uri=%2Fw...

It's really kind of amazing how many ways there are to form an angle on a piece of steel. :) I have one of the old Tormek systems that I use for my turning tools and it works fine for that. But I don't like the concave face it gives me for plane irons and chisels. I also find that the length of time...

Bill, if you do end up with the machine and are selling the parts to turn a 510 into a 520, I'd be interested.