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I agree with HopefulSSer, only I went a little more aggressive, starting with 60 grit. I had drawn red magic marker guide lines on my table, and then covered with polyurethane varnish to keep lines from wearing off. Bad idea. The flat sanding block is the key. The wider (11") the better. Sand f...

Is a feather board (or equivalent) being used to keep the stock pressed tight against the fence ahead of the cut?

Not the highest quality, but I was able to skew the image fairly quickly using Photoshop to make it more readable. I may play with it some more to improve/replace the blurry text at the top of the chart. Not an Everett Davis quality restoration by any means, but better. A PDF and a JPG version:

Thanks JPG for your quick reply!

See picture below for questions about plunger and tilt lock lever.

Since this older thread talks about the second slot, I am asking my questions here instead of creating a new thread. I am considering getting a Mark V / 500 table with the second slot for a couple of reasons. First, for the ability to rip larger widths without trying to bridge the main table/auxilia...

Here's a 520 with bandsaw for $550. Let's see how quickly this ad is deleted.

https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/d ... 92697.html

I check Craigslist every morning for Shopsmith (and Shop Smith) listings. The one I linked only showed up yesterday, and it must have been seen and bought by someone else watching for good buys. The planer was stand alone for under $500, and the DC was about $150 or so. Hope a fellow forum member wa...

Agree, beautiful work!

If picture is rotated, is this the dog we should be seeing? Possibly a bulldog?

Two versions that I have.